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Vertigo gouldii Binn. ‘The most abundant species taken. Com- 
mon on mossy rocks at St. Joseph’s and St. Romauld’s (this species 
was confounded with bodlesiana). 
Vertigo ventricosa Morse. Nearly as common as gouldii, and 
taken at St. Joseph’s and St. Romauld’s, as well as on the Island. 
Vertigo curvidens Gould. As already recorded. 
Vertigo milium Gould. Very rare. 
Vertigo pygmea Drap. Single example. 
Vertigo tridentata Wolf. Single example. 
A noticeable absentee from the above list is Pupa contracta, which 
however no doubt occurs in the Province. 
Carychium exiguum Say. As already recorded. 
Carychium exile Ad. One example. 
Polygyra leai Ward. Referring to the valuable catalogue of 
North American land shells now appearing in Tor Nautiius, lam 
glad to see that this shell has been recognized as a distinct species, 
for such I have always considered it. The species extends into Can- 
ada. In the spring of 1891, at Brantford, Ontario, in drift along the 
Grand River, I noticed plenty of dead shells, but never came across 
any living ones until October. On the 9th and 10th of that month, 
shortly before leaving for Quebec, I got over 200 specimens from a 
small corner of swampy land—overgrown with reeds and bushes— 
adjoining a sluggish stream. Zonites ligerus was in even greater 
abundance. Besides these species (rare in Canada) were taken: 
Selenites concava, Vitrina limpida, several small species of Zonites, 
Pupa contracta, Succinea avara and ovalis, and a very handsome 
small form of S. obliqua, Pomatiopsis lapidaria, etc. A richer spot 
could hardly have been found. Fromasteep bank not far back from 
the stream, I got a number of pairs of Polygyra monodon, but no 
P. leai, and I did not find the former species with P. leai down be- 
low. The chief object of this note is to show the Canadian record. 
DESCRIPTION OF A NEW UNIO. 
BY BERLIN H. WRIGHT. 
U. reclusus sp. noy. 
Shell ovate-triangular, smooth, polished above, nearly equilateral, 
somewhat inflated. Substance of the shell moderate and quite uni- 
form in thickness. Epidermis finely striate, rayless, brownish, with 
