398 JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY, 



Exhibits: 



On behelf of Mr, G. K. Gude : Amalia gagates var. rava, a fine adult, 

 from Crouch Hill, Middlesex. 



Mr. Edgar R. Waite, F.L.S., showed several examples of TestaceUa 

 scuhilum which he had taken in his garden, with eggs and juvenile examples, 

 these being the first West Riding Testacellre which have been specifically deter- 

 mined, although ' Testacellae ' have already been known to occur at one or 

 two places. 



On behalf of Mr. Sydney C. Cockerell were exhibited : raliuiina 

 contecta and P. vivipara from Mantua, Northern Italy, where they have been 

 found occurring together, each species being very plentiful, and the last- 

 named nearly all as large as or larger than the specimen shown, which 

 measured over 52 mill, in length. 



Mr. O. Marsden, of Leeds, who was present as a visitor, showed micro- 

 scopic slides of molluscan odontophores. 



On behalf of Mr. Alex. Shaw were shown a large number of Scottish 

 land shells, of which the following were new county records : Helix Jiortensis, 

 H. aspersa, H. hispida, Ziia htbrica, Balca perversa, all from Dunblane, 

 South Perthshire (vice-county 87). 



The Recorder exhibited a number of shells, nearly all new county records, 

 which have been submitted by the Rev. T. Shankland, of Mold : These 

 included Helix fiisca, H. pygincea, Physa fo?iliiialis, Planorbis nautilens, 

 Zonites glaber, Z. piirus and var. margaritacea, Li/nncea peregra, Ancyliis 

 jliiviatilis, L. truncatula, Planorbis coiitortiis, PL spirorbis, PI. albiis, 

 SpluEriiim lacusti'e, S. corneiiin, and Fhysa hypnoni/ii, from various localities 

 in Flintshire ; and Amalia carinala, Liinax Jlavus, Buliiniis obseiirits, 

 PisiditiDi pusillum, Planorbis spirobis, PL contorttis, Physa fontinalis, Lini- 

 Jiaa pahistris, and Z. truncatula from various places in Carnarvonshire ; and 

 Pisidiiun pitsilhim 2S\<1 Pupa niarginata- from Anglesea and Puffin Island 

 respectively. The Recorder also showed, on behalf of Mr. F. W. Fierke: 

 Liinn.va peregra from the wolds at Riplingham near Hull, where they 

 swarmed in the dirty water of a cattle-pond in which there was no vegetation 

 nor any other species of shells ; Vertigo edentitla and V. pygiiuca from 

 Speeton, and the latter species also from Drewton Vale ; a Helix hortensis 

 var. castanea 00300 from Cottingham near Hull ; and Helix nenioralis var. 

 libellula 00300 hyalozonata roseolabiata, and libel lu la 1 2345 hyalozonata 

 roseolabiata from Burstwick near Hull. — W.D.R. 



The Council desire to draw the attention of tlie Meml^ers to the 

 Society's Library and Collections. 



The series of British Marine Shells has now been set out, and is dis- 

 played fur inspection at the Leeds Museum, liy kind permission of the Leeds 

 Philosophical and Literary Society ; the series is, however, far from com- 

 plete, and the Council would lie extremely pleased to receive donations for 

 its extension from Members. 



Portraits and Autographs (both of Members and of Conchologists gener- 

 ally) are desired for the Society's Albums, and will be very acceptable. 



All donations to be addressed to the Secretary, at the Philosophical 

 Hall, Park Row, Leeds. 



J.C., vi., Oct., 1S91. 



