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of land and freshwater shells collected at or near Ramsgate, 

 from Rev. H. H. Slater, M.A., amongst which were examples 

 of Hydrobia vent?'osa, Bythinia Leachii, Cochlicopa lubrica, 

 Clausilia riigosa var. gracilior, Pupa iimbilicaia, Helix concinna, 

 and others. Also specimens from Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell ; 

 from Messrs. A. Coward and C. Oldham from Baguley; and 

 Mr. W. D. Roebuck showed numerous shells from Yorkshire 

 localities and from Witherslack in Westmoreland. 



On behalf of Capt. Becher, R.A., the chairman showed 

 examples of Helix Spratti, H melitensis, Clausilia osculans, 

 CI. mainotica, and Physa melitensis, all from Malta ; also 

 Pisidium fontinale and Limncea peregra from Mr. Duncan, of 

 Montrose ; Sphcerium lacustre from Mr. H. P. Fitzgerald, Pres- 

 ton Candover ; a specimen of Atuphipeplea Petterdi from New 

 Guinea; and a collection from Mr. John Hopkinson, F.L.S., 

 which included Zonites fulvus, Z. excavatus, Helix aculeata^ 

 H. caperata, Clausilia rugosa, and others, all from Barmouth. 



Mr. W. Nelson showed examples of Limncea acuminata 

 from Carlisle, and Limncea glabra from Corby, Cumberland. 



The Collections of European Mollusca of Dr. 

 Tiberi. — The European collection of mollusca of Dr. Tiberi, 

 of Naples, which is one of the most extensive of southern 

 Europe, has been sold. The marine portion has been bought 

 by the Marchese di Monterosato, of Palermo, and the land and 

 freshwater portion comes to this country, having been purchased 

 by the Rev. A. M. Norman, D.C.L. It contains 2531 lots, 

 being especially rich in the species and varieties of southern 

 and eastern Europe. 



Clausilia rugosa monst. dextrorsum in Stirling- 

 shire. — Mrs. Skilton of Brentford, Middlesex, informs me that 

 a specimen of this form has been found at Slamannan in Stir- 

 lingshire, which is now in her collection. — J. W. Taylor, Dec. 

 23rd, 1884. 



