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form in being destitute of the dark square spots so characteristic 

 of the species. Upon the upper part of the spire this feature is 

 represented however by the presence of three or four small pale 

 spots, which are situated as usual near the outer edge, between 

 the suture and the outer of the two spiral sulci which revolve 

 up the spire. This is certainly not a bleached shell but a true 

 albino variation. 



PROCEEDINGS of the CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting 



HELD JULY yXH, 1 887. 



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



NEW MEMBER. 



Mrs. A. M. Dyer, of Swansea, was elected a member of the 

 Society, 



DONATIONS. 



A collection of Land and Freshwater Shells were presented 

 by Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell, and thanks unanimously voted for 

 the valuable donation. 



PAPER READ. 



The President read a paper entitled " Conchological Notes," 

 by Mr. T. Scott, in which the author gave details of the time of 

 deposition of the eggs of several Gastropods, their number, and 

 time of hatching. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



Mr. Scott sent for exhibition, in illustration of his paper, 

 the eggs of Helix nemoralis, H. aspersa, and Limax flavus. 



The Chairman also exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Knight, 

 living specimens of Bulimus montanus, from Callow, Somerset- 

 shire ; for Mr. Wallis Kew, examples of Clausilia rolphii, from 

 the neighbourhood of Louth ; on behalf of Mr. Alexander 



