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*var. tenuior Sliuttleworth. — A single example, Lower 

 Lindale Road. 



var. exalbida Menke. — A fine specimen of this rare variety 

 was discovered by Mr. W. H. Heathcote, at Woodhead, near Grange, 

 at Easter, 1907 (see note by J. W. Jackson, in Naturalist, May, 

 1907, p. 173). This shell was exhibited at a meeting of the 

 Conchological Society, April loth, 1907. 



Helix nemoralis Linne. — A very local, and apparently not 

 an abundant species anywhere. It was noted in the first five 

 localities by the writer, but only in the first two of them could it 

 be said that the animals existed as a thriving and well-established 

 colony — the larger one being among the loose weathered limestone 

 rocks, near the Hospice, at Hampsfell, where they were fairly 

 common. One specimen only rewarded the search in each of the 

 first three places. In every case, and especially at the Hospice, 

 the shells were badly denuded of their epidermis, scarcely one 

 being worth preserving for the cabinet. A small and restricted 

 colony exists among the grass tufts growing on the limestone rocks 

 at Havvkshead, quite close to the sea, but from the numbers of 

 broken shells — which by the way revealed the presence of the species 

 in this place — scattered on the rocks, it is evident that the thrushes 

 levy toll on the molluscs ; and no doubt the animals find a difficulty 

 in perpetuating their species — only about half-a-dozen specimens 

 were to be found alive in the course of two hours' search. These, 

 like the Hampsfell ones, were too eroded to be used for the cabinet. 

 Hospice at Hampsfell ; Kirkhead ; Cartmel (north) ; Grange Fell 

 Road ; Hampsfell Road ; Eggerslack Wood (R.S.),/ of C, vol. 9, 

 p. 113; Holme Island (J.W.J, and C.H.M.), /. of C, vol. 11, 

 p. 45 ; Lower Allithwaite and Humfrey Head, 1907 (G.H.T.). 

 The following varieties were observed : — 



var. rubella Moquin-Tandon. — Hampsfell ; Kirkhead. 



var. libellula Risso.— Hampsfell. 



var. bimarginata Moquin-Tandon. — Hampsfell. 

 *var. roseolabiata Taylor. — Hampsfell. 

 *var. undulata Gentiluomo. — Hampsfell ; Kirkhead. 

 *var. minor — Hampsfell. 

 Out of a total of fifty shells examined on Hampsfell, and a 

 few others sent by Mr. G. H. Taylor for examination, the following 

 bandings were made out : — 



(a) r«/W/rt— 12345, (i23)(45), (12)345, (12)3(45), 123(45), 

 (12)3(45), 123(45), i.,3(45), 123445, 123(45), I ■■ 345, : 2345, 

 : 23(45), : : 3(45), 00 : : o, 00300 (the rarest form noted). 



