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remarked that he "got some specimens oi. P. corneus last year 

 from near Arundel of the ordinary horn color and bred the two 

 small white ones from them. On revisiting the locality this 

 year I got the larger specimen, which I think clearly establishes 

 the fact of that variety being found there; and at the same time 

 shows that it is irregularly bred from the usual type." 



Mr. B. Holgate sent specimens of Helix aspersa, H. virgata, 

 H. caperata and Bulimus acutus, from the Quenvais in the 

 island of Jersey. 



Mr. W. Nelson also showed several shells collected at 

 Alwoodley and Sicklinghall. 



PUBLICATION OF COUNTY LISTS. 



The Recorder suggested that a commencement should be 

 made in respect of publishing in the journal a series of authen- 

 ticated county-lists of mollusca to be extracted from the record 

 book. He gave statistics of the number of species — also of 

 localities — recorded for the different counties of the British Isles, 

 every one of which records had been authenticated^ by the 

 exhibition of specimens at the meetings and their scrutiny by 

 the society's referees, and stated that of all the counties and 

 vice-counties the one which was in the most forward state was 

 the Mid-West division of Yorkshire, for which about 123 species 

 and varieties had been authenticated. 



The suggestion was adopted and the recorder was em- 

 powered to extract from the records, for publication, a list of 

 the mollusca of Mid- West Yorkshire, no records being included 

 that had not been authenticated in the manner spoken of 



REVISED LIST OF BRITISH MOLLUSCA. 



Attention was drawn by the Committee to the desirability 

 of a new and revised list of the British land and freshwater 

 mollusca being prepared, Messrs. W. Nelson and J. W. Taylor's 

 list being now out of print. It was also pointed out that so 

 many additions of varieties had been made to the British list 

 during the last decade, that a new list, if published, should first 



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