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held in Shipley Cilen. The sixth was held at Grange-over-Sands, in conjunction 

 with members from Lancashire, and was a most successful one. Unfortunately only 

 two members from Yorkshire were able lo be present. Thirty-nine species and 

 ten varieties were noted during the day, and one new addition made to the Grange 

 list, viz., Vertigo aniivertigo. The seventh and last field-meeting was held at 

 Addingham, Wharfedale, which was also a successful one from the large number of 

 species observed. The winter meetings held indoors were devoted to exhibition of 

 specimens. The members, as usual, had the benefit of Mr. J. W. Taylor's presence, 

 who commented on the various exhibits, and pointed out the features of any par- 

 ticular species or variety. It is not expected that any addition can be made to the 

 Yorkshire list of mollusca, and the work of the members is devoted to adding new 

 localities for species and varieties to the Census List. Mr. F.- Rhodes recorded a 

 Vallonia from the banks of the Bradford Canal, which was referable to the so-called 

 species V. exceiitrica. Mr. F. Booth by recording Acanthinula laiiiellata re- 

 established this species for Upper Airedale ; and Mr. J. W. Jackson, of Manchester, 

 submitted specimens of Hyalinia helvetica which he had found at Malham to Mr. 

 J. W. Taylor, who described them as v. timbilicata, a new form not before recorded. 

 The Branch has been officially represented at the meetings of the Yorkshire 

 Naturalists' Union, and reports have appeared in the Naturalist, the organ of the 

 Union. The membership at the close of 1907 was twelve. 



J. E. Crowther, Hon. Sec. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LONDON BRANCH. 



Since our last Annual Report twelve meetings have been held — six ordinary and 

 six field-meetings. The average attendance has been somewhat below that of 

 recent years. Five of the ordinary meetings were held at St. Peter's Rectory, 

 Walworth, by kind permission of Canon Horsley, to whom our best thanks are due. 



At the winter meetings there were many interesting exhiiiits, including series 

 of British Hygroinia, Planorbis, and Vitrea ; also some Holocene mollusca. 



The field-meetings were held at Uxbridge (twice), Leatherhead, Burnham 

 Beeches, West Drayton, and Hayes (Kent). 



The first of these was held at Leatherhead on May 30th, when a small party 

 visited the chalk-pit, which has been described by Mr. G. D. H. Carpenter (see 

 page 216). Twenty-seven species ot mollusca were collected, including Pyra- 

 midiila rotitndata var. alba, Cochlicopa lubrica var. hyalina, and a good series of 

 Clausilia rolphii. 



On July nth a meeting was held at Burnham Beeches, where the following 

 twenty species were obtained : Li max atboniin, L. teiielliis, Vitrea cellaria, V. 

 aUiaria, V. pnra, V. radiatiila, V. nitidtila, Zonitoides excavatiis, Eiiconidus 

 fulviis, Arion intennediiis, Pitnctiim pygnueiim, Sphyradiiiin edentiiln»i, Pyra- 

 niidida rotiindata, Hygroinia hispida, Acanthinula aculeata, A. lamellata, Ena 

 obscura, Clausilia lamiiiata, Acicnla lineata, and Caiycliiuin miniinuni. Several 

 of the above are not credited to Bucks, in the last Census, but there have been 

 considerable additions to the list of late, and the only actual new record appears 

 to be Acicnla lineata. 



Uxbridge and West Drayton did not yield us any novelties this season, except 

 Pisidiuin henslowianum. Hayes was a failure from the conchological point of 

 view, though it afforded a very pleasant ramble through charming country. 



J. E. Cooper, Hen. Sec. 



