KEPORT OF THE T.ONDON BRANCH. 3 1 



Weighton ; 22iid May, iQoq, Darton, for Haigh Canal ; 12th June, 1909, Bulcliffe 

 Woods and the Coxley Valley ; loth July, ^909> Skipton ; 2nd August, 1909. 

 Sedbergh ; nth September, 1909. Silverdale (Joint Annual Ramble with the 

 members from Manchester) ; 25th September, 1909, Collingham Bridge. 



Our indoor meetings were devoted to the exhibition of specimens. In regard 

 to the British land and freshwater shells, the exhibits were commenced in the order 

 adopted by the Society's list, and we have now reached Hygroniia riifesrens, having 

 commenced with Vitrina and Hyaliiiia. Mr. J. W. Taylor, F.Z.S.j has, as in 

 the past, given papers on the habits, morphology, and distribution of ench species 

 down for exhibition. That the members have fully appreciated Mr. Taylor's 

 interesting and instructive remarks is shown by their attendance during the winter 

 months, when only on rare occasions has any member been absent. 



Three other papers were given^two by Mr. W. H. Hutton, one on the Feeding 

 Habits of Avion ater, and a second on the Breeding Habits o^ Helix ashersa ; Mr. 

 F. Rhodes gave a paper on the modus operandi he pursued in making shell sections. 



There was no addition to the Yorkshire list of mollusca during this period, 

 nor is it likely, as the list is apparently complete. Several additions were made, 

 however, to many of the Yorkshire drainage areas, notably Rlilax gagntes, from a 

 garden at Shipley ; Testacella sattitliim from Idle ; and Paludeslrina jeiikinsi 

 from the river Aire at Skipton, and from the canal at Darton near Barnsley ; thus 

 giving three localities in the West Riding for this species. 



The Branch has been officially represented at the meetings of the Yorkshire 

 Naturalists' Union, and reports when made have appeared in the Naturalist. 



The membership at the present time is nineteen, with two corresponding 

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LONDON BRANCH. 



Since our last Annual Report ten meetings have been held. Five of these were 

 field meetings. The localities visited were Rickmansworth on May 1st, 1909 ; 

 Runemede on July loth ; Hampton Wick on August 7th ; Iver on September 4th ; 

 and Burnham Beeches on September 25th. Rain interfered with outdoor work on 

 four occasions, and but few members were present. 



Of the mollusca collected, the following are worth mentioning : — Fine Vivipara 

 conterta at Runemede ; a good gathering of Pisidiuvi supinuin at Hampton Wick; 

 Ancyliis fiuviatilis, Neritijia fltiviatilis var. nigrescens and Pisidiuvi henslowianiuii 

 at Iver ; Vitt-ea radiatula, Acanthinitla lamellata, A. actileala, Limax tenellus, 

 and Aci cilia liticata at Burnham Beeches. 



We have again to thank Canon Horsley for kindly placing a room at our dis- 

 posal for the winter evening meetings. There was a fair attendance at these ; 

 many interesting shells were exhibited, and several notes read. 



J. E. Cooper, Hon. Sec. 



