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The thanks of the Meeting were accorded the donors for 

 their donations. 



PAPERS READ. 



The Chairman read a paper from Mr. E. CoUier, of Man- 

 chester, "On the Land and Freshwater Mollusca of Cardigan- 

 shire." 



Mr. R. D. Darbishire read a paper entitled " Notes on Shells of 

 Argonauto Argo." 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



Mr. J .W. Taylor showed a choice collection of named varie- 

 ties of Limncea peregra, and also the following sent to him by 

 the gentlemen named : — 



From Mr. W. H. Heathcote a large collection of Shells 

 from South and West Lancashire, some of which he kindly 

 allowed to be retained for the Society's Collection. 



From Dr. Scharff, of Dublin, Helix aspersa, H. nemoralis, 

 H. hispida, H. rotundata, H. rufescens, and Claiisilia rugosa 

 from Navan, county Meath. 



From Dr. Williams, M.A. specimens oi Pahidiiia vivipara 

 from Leicester and the river Lea. 



From Mr. A. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S. examples oi Limncea 

 peregra, Zonites cellarius, Clausilia rugosa^ Helix caperata, and 

 H. horteiisis from the Island of Barra and South Uist. Hebrides, 



From Mr. Charles Ashford examples of Helix aspersa, H. 

 rufescens, H. hortejisis, H. lapicida, H. virgata, and H. hispida, 

 and Zonites cellarius, and 7iitidulus from Spettisbury, Dorset. 



From Mr. Byne specimens of Vitrina pellucida from Teign- 

 mouth. South Devon. 



NOTE ON SHELLS OF ARGONAUTA ARGO. 



Mr. Darbishire exhibited and described some shells of Argo- 

 nauta. Specimen No. i is a well-grown perfect 'live' shell, not of 

 the largest size, but measuring as noted in the table below. Its 

 texture is that of an old shell with the tops of the ridges polished, 

 its colour a greyish white with the usual brown touches on and 

 near the keel at the back. The lines of groAvth are well seen in 

 looking from the inside towards a light, and are very regular. 



