jO JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY, VOL. 9, NO. 2, APRIL, 1898. 



Limax maximus (L.) — One fine example under a stone in the 

 wood at Bardsley, during the spring of last year ; another during June 

 of this year (1897) at Riversvale. 



L. flavus (L.)— An example in Coldhurst Street, Oldham, about 

 three years ago, and another in Vineyard Street, Oldham, last June. 



Agriolimax agrestis (L.) — Our commonest slug, occurs every- 

 where ; it varies considerably from a milky white, with intermediate 

 shades, to an inky black. 



A. laevis (Mull.)— Common in clumps of rushes in wet places near 

 Daisy Nook, and in Riversvale. " 



Succinea elegans (Risso). — Not uncommon in a ditch at Rivers- 

 vale on a luxuriant growth of Ranunculus lingua. 



Hyalinia cellaria Mull. — Common at Bardsley on the canal- 

 bank, and in the wood below; in the year 1891 I took four good 

 examples of the var. albida at the bottom of a brick wall in Evelyn 

 Street, Oldham. 



H. alliaria (Miller). — Fairly common throughout the district, the 

 beautiful var. viridula occurring in great numbers at the roots of grass 

 on a short grassy bank on the towing path of the canal at Bardsley ; 

 out of about five hundred specimens taken here, only a single speci- 

 men was referable to the type. 



H. nitidula (Drap.) — Very common at Bardsley and Riversvale. 



H. radiatula (Alder).- — Very common on a grassy patch on the 

 towing path of the canal at Bardsley. 



H. pura (Alder). — Sparse in moss at Riversvale ; the var. nitidosa 

 common in the wood below the canal at Bardsley. 



H. crystallina (Mull.) — Common throughout the district in 

 woods and on moist banks. 



H. fulva (Mull.)— Not uncommon under stones and logs in the 

 woods at Parkbridge and Bardsley. 



H. nitida (Mull.) — Rather plentiful on the canal bank at Bardsley. 

 In the summer of 1894 this species was extremely abundant; one 

 evening, after a very hot day, Mr. Hanson and I could have taken 

 hundreds. They were creeping over the bank, enjoying, I suppose, 

 the coolness of the evening; also not uncommon in Holden Clough. 



H. excavata (Bean).— By far our commonest Hyalinia ; the type 

 may be taken in abundance at Bardsley. About four years ago I 

 came across a small colony of the var. vitrina on the bleak hillside 

 opposite Parkbridge station. I have also taken a number of this 

 variety, along with the type, in the runs of field-mice in the wood 

 below the canal at Bardsley ; I presume they feed on the droppings 

 of the mice. 



