TRANSACTIONS OF SCIENTIFIC SECTION. 161 
MARCH 25, 1890—EIGHTY-FIRST REGULAR MEETING. 
Edward Elsworth, chairman, presiding ; eight mem- 
bers and ten guests present. 
In the absence of the secretary, Mr. Fred. 8. Arnold 
was chosen secretary pro tem. 
The curator reported the gift of a collection of land 
shells by Miss Anna Goodsell. 
Mr. Gilbert Van Ingen gave a comprehensive address 
on the subject of ‘‘ The Land Snails of Poughkeepsie,” 
and submitted to the Section the following : 
A PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE LAND SNAILS OF 
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. 
The following list contains the names of all species of 
land snails which have been detected in the immediate 
vicinity of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
It is hoped that in the near future we will be able to 
present a paper on the distribution of snails in Dutchess: 
and adjacent counties. 
GEOPHILA ELASMOGNATHA. 
Fam: Limacide. 
Gen: Limax. 
Limazx maximus, Linn.—Common in cellars and occa- 
sionally in hot houses. 
Limaz flavus, Linn.—Hothouses ; common. 
Limaz agrestis, Mill.—Hothouses ; infrequent. 
Limaz campestris, Binn.—Fields and gardens ; common. 
Fam. Zonitide. 
Gen: Zonites. 
Zonites fuliginosus, Griff.—tn rich woods under leaf 
mould; not common. Glen at Vassar College ; hills 
about Highland, Ulster County. 
bobs, 
