JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY. 43 1 



231st Meeting, Wednesday, Decemiser 5th, 1894. 



Held at the Philosophical Hall, Leeds. 



Mr. John W. Taylor, F.L.S., president, in the chair. 



Library Purchase announced: Part I of Mr. Taylor's Monograph of 

 the Land and Freshwater Mollusca of the British Isles. 



Donations to Library announced and thanks voted : 



The Naturalist, No. 233, December, 1894 ; and Feuille des Jeunes 

 Naturalistes, No. 290, Decembre, 1894 — from the respective editors. 



Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 1892 — 94, vol. x., and 

 index to vol vii., viii. , and ix. — from the society. 



New Member elected : 

 INIr. William Charles Smith, Vanston House, 7, Vanston Place, Walham 



Green, Fulham, London, S.W. 



Candidate Proposed for Membership : 



Mr. Bernard Arnold (proposed by Messrs. John W. Taylor, F.L.S., and 

 John A. Hargreaves). 



Exhibits : 



On behalf of Mr. Arthur Mayfield were shown examples of Anon niini- 

 iiius found on a tree stump under dead leaves at Caistor and Dunston near 

 Norwich. 



Mr. A. G. Stubbs was present, and showed Vitrina from Hempstead, 

 Hdix rotundata v. alba from Whaddon, H. caperata from Haresfield Beacon, 

 and varieties of the last-named and of H. virgata from the canal banks, all 

 near Gloucester, 1894; also a great number of species and varieties of land 

 and freshwater mollusca found within ten miles of Gloucester, including a 

 number of scalariform and other monstrosities. 



Mr. Henry Crowther, F.K.M.S., shewed on behalf of Mrs. Crowlher, 

 a fine example of PecHiiicidus glycyineris with pilose covering, and a very 

 perfect example of Isocardia cor, both from Helston River, Cornwall. 



The President showed living examples of Hyalinia glabra from Newlay ; 

 Helix virgata from Laugharne ; Clausilia rugosa from Debdale, near Mans- 

 lield, Notts. ; var. suttoni from Starbotton in Wharfedale ; and var. schlechtii 

 from Wark, Northumberland. 



He also showed a number of shells collected in the vice-county of South 

 Perth with Clackmannan, all near Bridge of Allan, Blairlogie, Abbey Craig, 

 and Lake of Menteith, by Mr. G. W. McDougall, of Stirling, including 

 Hdix nemoralis var. olivacea 00000 and libelbila 12345, H. liortensis var. 

 liitca 12345, H. arbiistoriini, H. concinna var. albociiicta, H. rotundata, H. 

 hispida, Hyalinia cellaria, H. alliaria, //. niliditla. Physa fontinalis, 

 Bitlinus liypnorum, Succinea elegans, Vitrina, Ancyliis fliiviatilis, Liinnaa 

 peregra and var. laaistris, L. paliistris, Sphizrium cornaim, Fisidiuin fon- 

 tinale, Planorbis spirorbis, PI. albtts, PL parvus, PL contortus, Valvata 

 piscinalis, Zua, Clausilia perversa, Hyalinia radiatitla, H. crystallina, H. 

 fitlva, H. pnra, Helix pjtlchella, H.acnlcata, Pisidiiim pitsilliim, P. /niliuui, 

 Carychiuin, Vertigo edentula, V. piisilla, zxid V. pygi!hca.—\\\D.\<. 



