PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. II 



The remainder of the evening was devoted to the exhibition of speci- 

 mens, of which the following is a complete account : — • 



Exhibits : 



By Mr. R. D. Darbishire : a large collection of land and freshwater 

 shells from Lake Tanganyika; a series of Nanina citrina and Nanina 

 aulica exhibiting much variation of colour and banding ; a drawer of 

 Buccinum undatum, including sinistral and many other abnormal varieties ; 

 and a number of very fine and perfect specimens of Magilus antiquiis. 



By Mr. L. E. Adams : Buccinum tindafiiin from the Dogger Bank and 

 Whitby, of enormous .size. 



By Mr. W. H. Heathcote : eight drawers of British marine shells, 

 mostly collected along the Lancashire coasts, and including many rare 

 species ; and a number of Burmese and Indian Unionidss. 



By Mr. Henry Hyde : specimens of South African Achatinse and a 

 collection of Terebra. 



By Mr. B. Sturges Dodd : an extensive and almost complete collection 

 of British marine shells, especially rich in the smaller species and young 

 forms, to the collection of which Mr. Dodd has paid particular attention. 



By Mr. Edward Collier : four drawers of Cochlostylje, Bulimi, Achatin- 

 ellce, and foreign Clausiliae, showing many rare and extremely beautiful 

 species of these families. 



By Mr. Thomas Rogers : a collection of Achatinella; and Auriculell* 

 from Sandwich Islands, and a drawer of foreign marine bivalves. 



By Mr. Charles Oldham : Helix arlnistonim var. alpinula, H. hottensis 

 var. incaniata, and Pisiditim roseum from Budworth and Baguley, Cheshire, 

 and Rhos Neighr, Anglesea. 



By Rev. H. Crlanville Barnacle, M.A. : a collection of Careliee and 

 Achatinellffi from the Sandwich Islands, collected by himself, and including 

 some rare and very handsome species. 



By Mr. R. Cairns : a series of subfossil shells ; and Helix ncmoralis and 

 H. aspersa from the Isle of Man, including a sinistral specimen of H. aspersa, 

 which he collected at Peel in August last._ 



By Mr. Thomas Hey : a collection of Derbyshire land and freshwater 

 shells, including many interesting varieties of Helix ne>no>alis, H. hortensis, 

 H. arbustoru/n, and Unios. 



Mr. Wm. Moss shewed his interesting collection of molluscan palates 

 under the microscope, further illustrated by micro-photographs of most of 

 them, prepared hy Mr. W. H. Turner. He also had on view a series of 

 micro-photographs, slides, and camera drawings illustrating a paper recently 

 read before the Manchester Branch : ' On the Generative Organs of Biilimus 

 acutus, with Descriptions of a Curious Shell-like body and its Appendages,' 

 by Messrs. Standen and Hardy, which excited much attention amongst the 

 members present. He also showed on behalf of Mrs. Heitland Unios from 

 Burmah and shells from Loyalty Islands. 



