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torum, U- tumidus, and var. ponderosa, from Copmere, Eccleshall, Staffs. ; U. 

 margaritifer from Wales, and pearls from the same species, taken in Clady river, 

 co. Donegal, Ireland. 



By Mr. J. M. Williams : Some unusually large and richly-marked varieties of 

 Cyprcea tigris, and two remarkable forms of C. mauritiana, one perfectly black ; 

 a fine series of the peculiar New Caledonian forms of the genus Cypraa, including 

 C. niger, C. caledonica (—lynx var.), C. errones, and C. cylindrica ; two specimens 

 of C. obvelata var. calcarata, C. Isabella var. controversa, and some others, includ- 

 ing a gigantic specimen of C. arabica, and curious varieties of C. caput-serpentis. 



By Mr. W. IT. Heathcote : Jottannetia cumingi, from Philippines ; Siliquaria 

 anguina, from Moluccas, and S. echinophora, from Japan ; a fine series of Coricella 

 nigra, and species of Stylifer ; Eulima martini and E. metcalfei ; series of Emar- 

 g inula crassa. Callochiton Icevis, and Lascra rubra var. pallida, collected in 

 October, 1898. 



By Mr. R. Standen : Vertigo moulinsiana, collected at Wicken, by Mr. J. B, 

 Tomlin in September last ; series of young forms of Anodonta cygnea and Unio 

 pictorum, with sets of pearls from latter species ; white forms of Bythinia tentacu- 

 lata, from Ireland ; series of the large sub-fossil Helix nemoralis, from Dogs Bay, 

 Connemara ; Limncea gracilis, from Hamilton, Ontario ; Rhodea gigantea, a rare 

 and remarkable land shell, from New Granada ; Anomia enigmatica, attached to 

 leaf of the mangrove, from Singapore; Ancylus irvince, from Great Lake, Tas- 

 mania; series of Succinea, from United States, Hungary, India, and Upolu. 



By Mr. Thomas Edwards : Fusus antiquus, typical from North Sea, and monst. 

 sinistrorsum dredged alive off Isle of Thanet ; Bnccinum undatum, a fine series of 

 sinistral and acuminate forms, from Isle of Thanet ; and Helix nemoralis with single 

 white band, from Leicester. 



By the Rev. J. W. Horsley : Unusual forms of Helix nemoralis, with rare band 

 formulae, and a fine specimen of Limncea stagnalis, from River Lea, showing in a 

 very perfect manner regular bands formed by injury to the mantle of the animal in 

 an early stage. 



By Mr. A. G. Stubbs : An extremely fine collection of land and freshwater shells 

 from Tenby, Brighton, and Gloucester. 



By Mr. Edward Collier : A large and interesting series of exotic land shells, to 

 shew (a), brilliance of colouration ; (b), epidermal markings ; (c), peculiarities of 

 form in certain species, and eccentricity in growth of mouth, as in Anostoma, Cylin- 

 drella, etc. ; (d), differences in size from small Diplommatince to very large Achatince', 

 also a number of specimens collected during the Irish Field Clubs' Excursion to 

 Kerry, in July, 1898, including Limncea involuta, Succinea oblonga, Acme lineata, 

 and Pupa anglica var. alba. 



By Mr. J. Madison : Models of the British slugs ; case of freshwater shells, in- 

 cluding Physa heterostropha Say, taken near Birmingham. 



By Mr C. E. Wright : A large series of Helix nemoralis and H. hortensis, 

 chiefly from Northamptonshire, including many rarities ; a case of large Limnaa 

 stagnalis, from Naseby Reservoir ; living specimens of Helix terrestris, H. obvoluta, 

 and a remarkable scalariform H. hortensis, 12045, found near Kettering. 



By Mr. R. Welch : An album of platinotype views of Irish scenery, chiefly 

 illustrative of the habitats of certain Irish mollusca quoted in some recent papers 

 on the subject. 



By Mr. Lionel E. Adams : The whole of the very complete and extensive col- 

 lection of land and freshwater shells, formed almost entirely by Mr. Adams him- 

 self, in England, Wales, and Ireland during the last twenty years. 



