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luscan fauna. We would commend it to the notice of other 

 conchologists as ground which will repay exploration. 



The geology of the district presents little variety, consisting chiefly 

 of rocks of the Middle Devonian system, at and around Ilfracombe, 

 passing into the Upper Devonian near Braunton, five or six miles to 

 to the southward. 



In the following lists, where we are indebted to other workers or 

 their lists for species, the initials show the source from which the 

 information is derived (J.R.B.T.) ::= Mr. J. R. le Brockton Tomhn, 

 M.A. ; (F.P.) ^Mr. Fred Partridge. The various localities have been 

 kept separate in order to facilitate future reference. Specimens of 

 those species marked with * have been sent to the recorder for iden- 

 tification, and insertion in the Census List for Vice-County 4, North 

 Devon, as they do not appear in the last Census, published in June, 

 1902, by Mr. L. E. Adams. The nomenclature followed in this paper 

 is that of Mr. L. E. Adams, in "The Collector's Manual of British 

 Land and Freshwater Shells," second edition. In the following Hsts 

 varieties marked ? are not given in Mr. Adams' Manual, yet the shells 

 are quite distinct and different from any of the others. 



List of Shells, Vice-County No. 4, North Devon. 

 I. — Ilfracombe. 



Arion ater (Linne). — Fairly common under stones, at foot of 

 walls, and rubbish heaps in gardens. 'I'he black variety predominated, 

 but the colour variation ranged from black through brown, slate, grey, 

 to almost white, one or two specimens being nearly transparent, and 

 very white. 



A. hortensis (Ferussac). — Common ; " two albinos at Hele " 

 (J.R.B.T.). 



Amalia SOwerbyi {■= marginafa) Ferussac — Common; "east 

 side of Hele Bay" (J.R.B.T.). 



Limax maximus (Linne).— Rare; "Combe Martin and Challa- 

 combe" (J.R.B.T.). 



Agriolimax agrestis (Linne). — Common everywhere. 



Testacella haliotidea (Cuvier). — Mr. Tomlin records the find- 

 ing of " four live specimens and one dead shell, under stones, buried 

 deeply in the ground" at Hele Bay; long and diligent search was in 

 our case quite unsuccessful. 



Vitrina pellucida (Miiller). — Occasional dead shells under leaves 

 and among grass. "Alive at Hele, Watermouth, Combe Martin 

 Widmouth, etc." (J.R.B.T.). 



*Hyalinia draparnaldi (Beck). — Found in small colonies at 

 three places, viz. :— Braunton Road, Rapparee Lane, Quay Field 



