THE CONCHOLOGIST. 



a hedge of holly, upon which this species 

 feeds, devouring not only the thick leaves, but 

 the prickles also.* Some specimens collected 

 near Oxford exhibited a peculiar notched ap- 

 pearance of the lip. Specimens in which the 

 lines of growth are irregular are of frequent 

 occurrence. The shells of those in the 

 Southern districts are generally much thicker 

 and stronger. 



Var. conoidea, Picard. 



6. Oxford.— Near Oxford (Mrs. M. E. 

 Cusack.) 



Var. unicolor, Moq. 



3. Wychwood and Charlbury. — One speci- 

 men in Wychwood Forest. 



Var. cornucopia, Gmelin. 



— scalarifortnis, J. ^V. Taylor. 



I found a specimen approaching this variety 

 near Deddington, and Whiteaves recorded one 

 from Summertown, which is now in the 

 Museum. 



This variety, which has been re-named by 

 Mr. J. W. Taylor scalariformis, has long been 

 known to naturalists as the Serpiila cornucopia 

 of Gmelin, as has been previously pointed 

 out by Mr. J. \\\ Williams and others. It 

 is only fair, I think, that Gmelin's name should 

 be re-instated. 



Helix nemoralis, L. 



As in most counties, //. nemoralis flourishes 

 in Oxfortlshire in extraordinary abundance and 

 in great variety. 



Var. rubella, Moq. 

 I. Banbury. — Uncommon. 



'In Nature, No. 1061. Feb. 27th, 1890, p. 393, Mr. T. D. A. 

 Cockciell mentions having found prickles in the stomach of I'ar- 

 macella. 



Var. albinos, Moq. 

 7. Swincomb. — Recorded in Norman's list 

 of 1853, from "hedge-banks, at the foot of 

 Watlington Hill." 



Var. sarratia. 

 6. Oxford. Wliiicaves records a variety under 

 this name, as occurring in plantations on the 

 Banbury road. 



Helix hortensis, Miill. 

 Quite as common as the preceding species. 



Helix arbustorum, L. 



A common and well distributed species, some- 

 what local. Jeffreys mentions (in Brit. Conch.) 

 that he has in his cabinet a specimen from this 

 county in which the spire is exceedingly raised. 



Var. flavescens, Mot]. 



I. Banbury. — Not uncommon. 



6. Oxford. — Hincksey hill (Whiteaves, 1857). 

 " Not uncommon near South Hincksey and 

 Radley" (S. Spencer Pearce, 1883). 



Var. alpestris, Zgl. 

 6. Oxford.— Rare near South Hincksey 

 (S. Spencer Pearce, 1883). 



Var. major, Pfr. 



6. Oxford. — Rare near South Hincksey 

 (S. Spencer Pearce, 1883). 



Var. roseo-Iabiata, Roberts. 

 2. Chipping Norton. — Not uncommon. 



Helix cantiana, Mont. 

 Whiteaves recorded this species in 1857 

 as limited to the Headington district. It 

 seems now, however, to have a general dis- 

 tribution over the county, as will be seen 

 from the records below. 



