PROCEEDINGS : JANUARY I4, I914. I79 



By INIr. R. Standen : Voltita afi-icana Rve., V. ponsonbyi 'amiih, and very fine 

 ^rope'cnffra Fer., from South Africa, recently presented to the Manchester Museum. 



It was decided to have the following Special Exhibits at future meetings : — 

 The Caiididnla s&clion oi Heltcel/a - - Jan. 14, 1914. 

 T\\Q gexwM Heltcigona . . . . Feb. 11, 19 14. 

 Urocoptidce Msrch 11, 1914. 



428th Meeting, held at the Museum, Manchester, January 14th, 1914. 



Mr. J. Cosmo Melvill in the chair. 



Additions to the Library announced and thanks voted : — 

 "Report on the Investigation of Land MoUusca in the North of Scotland," by 

 W. D. Roebuck and J. W. Taylor. "General Notes on Habitats and Occurrences 

 of Land and Freshwater Mollusca in the North of Scotland," by F. Booth. 

 "Observations on the Non-Marine Mollusca of Prestatyn, North Wales," by J. 

 Wilfrid Jackson and R. Standen. " New Mollusks from the Bahama Islands," by P. 

 Bartsch. "On a Brackisn Water Pliocene Fauna of the Southern Coastal Plain," 

 by W. H. Dall. "Manual of Conchology, pt. 87," by H. A. Pilsbry. "Die 

 Unioniden des Gebietes zwischen Main und deutscher Donau in tiergeographischer 

 und biologischer Hinsicht," by F. Haas and E. Schwarz (from the respective 

 authors); and the usual periodicals received in exchange. 



Resig^nations. 

 A. G. Marshall. 

 W. A. Green. 

 C. Dayton Gwyer. 



Candidates Proposed for Membership. 

 Anthony John Arkell, Hinxhill Rectory, Ashford, Kent (introduced by F. H. 

 Sikes and W. D. Roebuck). 



Ernest Stainton, 70, Jubilee Road, Doncaster (introduced by L. J. Shackleford 

 andjohn W. Taylor). 



The Hermann Strebel Celebration. 



It was reported that notice had been received by the Hon. Librarian of the 

 intention of various scientific associations to celebrate the eightieth birthday of the 

 distinguished scientist. Dr. Hermann Strebel, of Hamburg, on januarj' ist, 1914. 

 On the occasion of his seventieth birthday, 1904, a letter of congratulation (in Latin), 

 signed by the President and Secretary, was sent in the name of the Society. The 

 very short notice on the present occasion, coupled with the fact that it arrived 

 during the Christmas vacation, prevented the carrying out of the coarse adopted in 

 1904, but the Hon. Curator and Hon. Librarian took it upon themselves to send a 

 congratulatory letter, signed on behalf of the Society, and received from Dr. 

 Hermann Strebel a letter thanking the Society for their friendly wishes, as follows : 



Hamburg, 



Jth Idnitary, igi4. 



To THE CONCHOT.OGICAI. SOCIETV OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 



Please accept my heartiest thanks for the congratulations to my eightieth 

 birthday, presented to me by two representatives of your Council, whose 

 friendly wishes I accept with great satisfaction. 



Yours very truly, 



HERMANN STREBEL. 



