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je possede. Avec Pal. univers. on a cree ensuite : Moll. viv. et fossiles. 

 II y a 3 signatures ou numerolations differentes pour les planches ! 

 Publication ultra confuse dont feu le Dr. Paul Fischer m'avait donn(^ 

 la cle ; cela remonte a 15 ans. Je vous envoie ce que j'ai, I'un com- 

 plete I'autre, les textes sont les memes mais les pages ne cadrent pas 

 et I'un de mes textes est incomplet. Inutile de chercher a completer 

 ou un autre example. Publication a peu pres inconnu." 



Not one of these three works proceeded further than the first 

 volume, they all deal with Cephalopoda, and apparently are formed 

 of the same material in differing arrangements to suit the varying titles. 

 So far as I am able to judge the "Moll. viv. et foss." was the first to 

 appear (a remainder of the text of this was issued by Delahaye in 1855 

 with a new title page dated 1855 which was pasted on the fly of the 

 original title page, carefully torn out), the "Pal. Univ." and the "Pal. 

 Etrangere" probably coming out together soon afterward. 



Pisidium nitidum var. splendens in West Lancashire. — In Whit-week last, 

 whilst searching for shells in the neighbourhood of Hawes Water, Silverdale, 

 Lancashire, I was fortunate in finding this somewhat rare form. It occurred, 

 along with other freshwater shells, in the ditches and pools in the vicinity of the 

 tarn, and being so very large and light coloured, I was unable to identify it with 

 anything I had seen before. I therefore sent specimens to Mr. C. Oldham, who 

 referred them to the var. splendens of P. nitidnm. Mr. J. W. Taylor, to whom I 

 also sent specimens, confirmed this identification. The shells are lemon coloured, 

 and beautifully striated, the largest measuring length 5 mm., breadth 5*5 mm. The 

 other Pisidia occurring with it were P. obhisale and P. gassiesiannm {^milium'). 

 Apart from the discovery of so rare a form, the species is an addition to the census 

 for West Lancashire. — J. Wilfrid Jackson {Read before the Society, Nov. 9th, 

 1904). 



Vertigo mouiinsiana Dupuy in Berkshire. — I am glad to be able to extend 

 the known range of this species to another county, the habitat being almost precisely 

 similar to that in which I discovered it in Wicken Fen. The new locality is near 

 Bradfield in Berkshire, where I obtained it in marshy ground when sweeping the 

 herbage for coleoptera. Sphyradiuvi edentuhini Drap. , of an unusual size, occurred 

 at the same time. Judging by my own experience, autumn sweeping with a brown 

 holland bag on a strong steel frame is a profitable method of obtaining Vertigos. 

 — J. R. LE Brockton Tomlin {Read before the Society, November 9th, 1904). 



Helicellacaperatam. sinistrorsum. — Whilst searching an old limestone quarry 

 at Stanwich, Northants, on Saturday last, October 22nd, I found a reversed speci- 

 men of Helicella caferata var. liitescens, also an old and broken specimen of 

 Ena iiionlana, which I presume must have been brought with some young beech 

 trees in the vicinity, as it is not recorded for our county hitherto. — Rev. W. A. 

 SiiAW {Read before the Society, November 9, 1904). 



