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

 January 13th - The Genus Buliininus. 



February 6th - Types of Unionidiv. 



March loth - The Genus Harpa 



438th Meeting, held at the Museum, Manchester, Jan. 13th, 1915. 



Mr. E. Collier in the chair. 



The Hon. Librarian reported that the usual exchanges had been received ; also 

 Part 21 of Taylor's " Monograph." 



Candidates Proposed for Membership, 



C. M. Steenberg, IMag.Sc. , Royal Observatory, Ostervoldgade 3, Copenhagen, 

 K. (introduced by H. Overton and W. E. Collinge). 



J. Digl)y Firth, F.L.S., F.E.S., Boys' Modern .School, Leeds (introduced by 

 W. Denison Roebuck and John W. Taylor). 



Members Deceased. 



W. Cash, F.G.S., F.R.M.S. 

 Dr. H. Strebel. 

 James Madison. 



Papers Read. 



" A Further Note on Pigmentation in Helicella gigaxii" by A. E. Boycott and 

 J. Wilfrid Jackson. 



'■' Litiorina littorea (L.), a Doubtful Record," by the Rev. Dr. A. H. Cooke. 



"A Cross between Typical Helix aspersa and var. exalbida — Its Results and 

 Lessons," by A. W. Stelfox. 



" Further Additions to the Land and Freshwater MoUusca of Jura, Colonsay, 

 with Oronsay, and Islay," by J. F. Musham. 



"Additions to the Land and Freshwater MoUusca of Wigtownshire in 1909," 

 by J. F. Musham. 



Exhibits. 



By Mrs. Gill : A series of the smaller forms of Cassis, including C. vibex, C. 

 testiculiis, etc., illustrating growth and variation. 



By Mr. G. C. Spence : A series of Alcadia ; and a specimen from Jamaica 

 approaching Brachypodella [Myckosioma) agnesiana C. B. Ad., and diininuta 

 " Ad.," Pils. Externally similar to these but more tapering. The internal column, 

 however, consists of two twisted cords, gradually thickening as they approach the 

 base. Possibly a new species. 



By Mr. A. W. Stelfox : Series of specimens illustrating his paper. 



By Messrs. Boycott and Jackson ; Series of specimens illustrating their paper. 



In the Special Exhibit of Buliminus, Mr, E. Collier exhibited a very fine 

 series, illustrating twelve of the fourteen sections into which this group is divided. 

 He also briefly outlined their habits and distribution. 



439th Meeting, held at the Museum, Manchester, Feb. 6th, 1915. 

 (Special Meeting), 



The President, Mr. R. BuUen Newton, F.G.S., in the chair. 



Among those present were Messrs. E, Collier, W. Denison Roebuck, R. 

 Standen, J. W. Taylor, A. E. Boycott, B. R. Lucas, J. R. le B. Tomlin, G. C. 

 Spence, C. Oldham, W. H. Hutton, J. R. Hardy, Greevz Fysher, J. E. Crowther, 

 E. R. Brown, F. Booth, W. M. Tattersall, A. Hartley, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. 



