272 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



A collection of shells, numbering no species (the critical 

 notes on which will be published in the April part of this 

 journal).— Mr. John Brazier, F.L.S., C.M.Z.S. 



A collection of shells from the Mediterranean, numbering 26 

 species. — Mrs. Fitzgerald. 



Land and freshwater shells collected in Derbyshire. — Mr, J. 

 Hagger. 



Varieties of Purpura lapillus and Mytilus edulis from Newquay, 

 Cornwall. — Mrs. A. Evans. 

 A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the donors for their 



valuable gifts. 



ADDITIONS TO LIBRARY. 



Nachrichtsblatt d. deutschen Malakozool. Gesellschaft., complete 



to end of 1887. Purchased. 

 Malakazoologische Blatter, twenty-five volumes. Purchased. 



PAPERS READ. 



"Notes on Mitra [Costellaria) rugosa, ^vfzin'=,on" ; "Descrip- 

 tions of Six New Species of Pecten " ; Descriptions of 

 Fifteen New Species of Mitra " ; and " Description of a 

 New Species of Cyprsea " ; by Mr. James Cosmo Melvill, 

 M.A., F.L.S. 



" Notes and Critical Remarks on a Donation of Shells sent to 

 the Conchological Society," by Mr. Jno. Brazier,'F.L.S. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



Dr. W. H. Evans exhibited specimens of Limncea physopsis 

 from South Australia. 



Mr. Francis R. Fitzgerald showed a collection of LimncBa 

 peregra from eleven localities, and the varieties ovata from 

 Eccleshill, acuminata from Markington, and ampullacea from 

 Plumpton ; Limncea auricularia from Henley-on-Thames, Z. 

 stagnalis from Burnley, Manchester, and elsewhere, Helix can- 

 tiana from Swansea and Huddersfield, the variety alba from 

 Brighton, H. virgata from Askern, and H. ericetormn from 

 West Witton and Christchurch. 



J.C, v., Jan., 1888. 



