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charming book, ''Butterfly Hunting in many Lands," while minutely 

 describing the same spot, with the Jackals, Jerboas, Snakes, &c., 

 omits all mention of Snails ! Wandering in the Jardin Landon (made 

 famous by Robert Kitchens in "The Garden of Allah") I only 

 came upon a single snail, H. vermiadata, which had escaped the 

 gardeners' vigilance. Near the garden runs a stream in which I 

 found the only freshwater species that I saw in Algeria — Mehi7iopsis 

 dactylophila Issel. It was amusing to be told by nearly every one 

 of the numerous guides and touts that pester the traveller at Biskra, 

 that they were personal friends of the author of the book that 

 introduced Biskra to the tourist ! Some even produced a card with 

 the author's name thereon, which some enterprising scamp had, 

 doubtless, had printed for sale amongst the guides. 



One of the most interesting spots in North Africa is, of course, 

 the Bay of Tunis and the ruins of Carthage. While basking in 

 the warm sun in the amphitheatre, the scene of bloodthirsty displays, 

 I came upon a small colony of curiously marked H. pisana — pure 

 white above, darkly banded below. 



As a considerable amount of rain falls in Algeria, and deep snow 

 renders the mountain roads impassable in winter, it is advisable for 

 the conchologist to select the late autumn or early spring for a 

 collecting tour. In the hot summer months the hotels of Biskra 

 and other inland places are mostly closed, and the snails aestivating 

 out of sisht. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

 CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND. 



417th Meeting-, held in Manchester Museum, Dec. nth, 1912. 

 Mr. B. R. Lucas in the chair. 



Additions to the Library announced and thanks voted : 



" The Cephalopoda of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition," by Dr. 

 W. E. Hoyle. " Die geographische Verbreitung der «estdeutschen Najaden," by 

 Dr. F. Haas. " Descriptions of thirty-three New Species of Gasteropoda from the 

 Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea," by J. C. Melvill. " Manual 

 of Conchology," part Ixxxv., by H. A. Pilsbry (from the respective authors); and 

 tiie usual periodicals received in exchange. 



Donation to the Cabinet announced and thanks voted : 



By Mr. Chas. Oldham — Liinax cinoeo-niger var. luctuosa, with malformed and 

 disjointed keel-line, from Berkhanisted. 



Candidates proposed for Membership. 



Ronald Winckworth, 37, Upper Rock Gardens, Brighton. 



J. W. Roberts, 145, Withington Road, Whalley Range, Manchester. 



