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collection of the shells of Brecon and Glamorgan, — this in- 

 teresting series contained some specimens differing slightly from 

 the ordinary varieties ; for Mr. Quilter, a collection of shells 

 from Evington, Leicestershire. 



Meeting 



HELD MAY 6tH, 1 887. 



The President, Mr. J. W. Taylor, in the chair. 



NEW MEMBERS. 



The following were duly elected. members of the Society : 

 Mr, Frederick B. Webb, Cheadle, Staffordshire; Miss H. 

 Galwey, Dublin. 



The under-named were duly nominated for membership : 

 Mr. G. W. Mellors, Nottingham ; Mr. J. R. B. Masefield, 

 Cheadle, Staffordshire ; Mr. J. M. B. Taylor, Paisley ; Mr. S. M. 

 'Luther, Garrettsville, Ohio. 



SPECIMENS exhibited. 



The number of specimens exhibited was very large and 

 varied, it included living examples of Zonites Drapanialdi 

 from Middlesex, sent by Mr. Fenn ; a small collection of the 

 shells of Merioneth from Mr. Ruddy, illustrating his paper in 

 the April number of the ' Journal of Conchology '; a number 

 of Slugs and Land and Freshwater Shells from Howth, near 

 Dublin, and from Powerscourt Park, Co. Wicklow, sent by Dr. 

 Scharff, of the Museum of Science and Art, Dublin ; examples 

 of Bulimus montanus and other shells from Neufchatel, Switzer- 

 land, collected by Mr. J. W. Wood, of Bedford ; a number of 

 landshells collected a week ago at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, by 

 Mr. C. Ashford; and others; all brought forward by the President. 



Mr. C. H. Pierson showed examples of Zonites cellarius, 

 Z. nitididus, Z. pzirus and var. margaritacea, Z. glaber, Azeca 

 itidens and var. crystallinus, and Cochlicopa lubrica, collected 

 at Addingham, on April nth, 1887. 



