168 Northern News. 



the finds made by my friend, Onni Sorsakoski) : — Common 

 along the shore of Luttojoki (B. Poppius), Outakoski f jell in 

 Utsjoki (H. Nordquist), Patsjoki and Tscharminjarga by 

 Poppius ; Anarjoki ; between Tschkarajoki and Kuoppaniva ; 

 Kusraka and Olenitsa, in the Kola peninsula, by K. M. Levan- 

 der ; Lake Enare, by E. Nylander ; Kalkkuoaivi, Peldoaivi, 

 and Ketola, near Nuortijarvi (B. Poppius) ; Kantalaks 

 (J. Sahlberg) ; Kemi-Trask, by E. Nylander ; Tuntsa, near 

 Kuolajarvi ; Alapera, near Kitinen, in So'dankyla. ; between 

 Kultala and Rovanen ; Enontekis, near Kakkalanjokis 

 outlet, in Ounasjokis, by H. Nordquist ; Kuusamo (Holmberg) ; 

 Ruthinansalmi, Suomussalmi and Kuhmoniemi (Onni Sor- 

 sakoski) ; Uleaborg, Kiiminki and Kalkkimaa (near Tornea), 

 by Mela ; Solovetsk (K. M. Levander) ; Vigsjon (Mela) ; 

 Jacobstad and Jalguba (J. Sahlberg) ; Kuusaranda and 

 Schungu (B. Poppius) ; Koli, near Pielisjarvi and Linnun- 

 niemi near Joensuu (W. Axelson) ; Hirvilaks (Mela) ; Kuopio 

 (K. M. Levander) ; Karstula and Uddegard, in Jyvaskyla 

 (Gadolin) ; Konginkangas, Viitasaari and Vasa (A. Luther) ; 

 Palkjarvi, near Lake Ladoga (H. Backmann) ; Luukala, by 

 Willmanstrand and Pekkala, near Ruovesi, by J. Sahlberg. 



The occurrence of Helix harpa Say. at Astrabad, in Trans- 

 caucasia and on Riffelalp, in Switzerland, at an altitude of 

 2,100 metres, is interesting, and must be a survival from the 

 glacial period (cf., the occurrence of Pupa arctica Wallenberg, 

 in Tyrol, Riesengebirge, Tatra* and Switzerland - ]"). As already 

 remarked, it is, as far as I know, not yet reported from Russia J 

 and Siberia, but in 1859, was recorded by Gerstfeldt as Helix 

 amurensis from Amur. According to Westerlund, it was 

 found by the Vega Expedition in Konjambay (65 N.) in the 

 Chukchees peninsula, 28-3oth July, 1879, and Bering Island § 

 on I5~i9th Aug., of the same year. 



Mr. T. Sheppard, M.Sc, has been elected honorary life member of 

 the Selby Scientific Society. 



A correspondent writes : — 'I endorse all your remarks on publications 

 on page 82. I wonder how many of our Libraries in the six northern 

 counties have even a few volumes of The Naturalist on their shelves, yet 

 every year it contains valuable matter relating to every area covered. 

 Our Libraries don't receive the attention they ought. The question 

 of education is constantly forward, yet to educate a lad well, and then not 

 have a good library to his hand, is like giving the key of an empty cupboard 

 to a hungry lad. Perhaps some of my fellow readers may not preserve 

 their Naturalists. They might do worse than have them bound up at 

 the year end, and present them to some Library where somebody would 

 appreciate them.' 



* The Naturalist, 1914, p. 243. 



t The Naturalist, 1916, p. 61. 



\ Except its occurrence at Petcrhof (Lindholm). 



§ 54 4o'-55° 25' N. Alt., 165 40' — 166 40' east of Greenwich. 



Naturalist, 



