53 

 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

 CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND. 



446th Meeting:, held at the Manchester Museum, Nov. loth, 1915. 



The President, 'Slv. R. Standen, in the chair. 



Additions to the Library announced and thanks voted : 



" MoUiisca of tlie South-Western States: — VI., The Hacheta Grande, Florida, 

 and Peloncillo Mountains, New Mexico," Ijy H. A. Pilsbry. 



•'Zoological Results of the Abor Expedition, 1911-12 — MolUisca : IV., I/e/i- 

 iiJi,-, Genus Plectopylis" by G. K. Gude {from the respective authors) ; and the 

 usual periodicals received in exxhange. 



New Member Elected. 



Miss M. Wiiman, The McGregor Museum, Kimberley, South Africa. 



Candidates Proposed for Membership. 



Mrs. Gilbert Norwood, 4, The Glen, Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire (introduced 

 by W. E. Hoyle and J. Davy Dean). 



George A. Martin, Sherwood, Newport Road, Cardiff (introduced by W. E. 

 Ployle and J. D. Dean). 



Papers Read. 



" Some New Varietal Forms in the Genus Cypnca,''^ by J. Kidson Taylor. 

 " Resemblance of the Cocoons of Talaeporia tiihulosa to Clatisilia bidentata," 

 by A. J. Arkell. 



" Helicella caperata and H. gigaxii Climbing Trees," by A. J. Arkell. 



" Tree Climbing by Helicella caperata (Miill. )," by Norman G. liadden. 



'■^ Zonitoidcs nitidus (Miill.) New to Herefordshire," by Norman G. Hadden. 



"Notes on Some North Devon Mollusca," by Norman G. Hadden. 



^^ Helix pisana Miill. at Porthcawl, Glamorganshire," by J. Davy Dean. 



" Physa heterostroplia in Bucks," by Arthur E. Salisbury. 



Exhibits. 



By Mr. G. C. Spence : Series of land mollusca from Mudros, East Lemnos ; 

 and oi Helicina from Central and South America, Cuba, etc. 



By Mr. J. Davy Dean : Series of Helix pisana to illustrate his paper. 



By Mr. J. Kidson Taylor : Examples of the new varieties of Cyprcca described 

 in his paper. 



By Mrs. Gill : A series of the typical Miirices, or Tribnhis group. 



By Rev. L. J. Shackleford : A "fine adult, live shell of Voliita viamilla Gray, 

 from Western Port, Victoria ; also a specimen in good condition of V. roadnightcc 

 McCoy from the same locality. 



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

 The Section Alopia of Claiisilia - January 12th, 1916. 



The Genus Cyclostoiiia - - - February 9th, 1916. 



The Genus Terebra - - - March, 8th, 1916. 



447th Meeting-, held at the Manchester Museum, Dec. 8th, 1915. 



The President in the chair. 



Additions to the Library announced and thanks voted : — 

 "Reeve's ' Conchologia Iconica': Monographs of .-i^tvy/i?;-/^? ; Oriilmu; Eralo; 

 Carina? ia; Sigaretiis ; Btillia.^^ 



