proceedings: OCT. i6, 1915. 21 



etc., including the genera Pachnodes, Khachis, Ceras/iis, Ovella^ BuUmiuus, 

 Chondnda, Piipoides, and Passamaella. 



By Mr. H. Coates : Pearl from Litiorina li/torea ; tlie pearl is round, pink in 

 colour, and with it was shown tlie shell from which it was taken. 



By Mrs. Gill : Four drawers of Opisthobi-ancJiiata, including examples of most 

 of the genera. 



By Mr. G. C. Spence : Series of ^fexican and United States Holospira ; Opeas 

 and Achati)ia ; Coelorentinni (Sfiartocenfruvi) eisenianniii F'ils., Lower California, 

 and other Urocoptida,'w\c\wi^\w^ the following recently described species: — U. [Goii- 

 gylostomd) t/iavetisis T. & R. ; U. (Araiigm) scobinata T. & R. ; U. {Idiostemnia) 

 pilsbryana Rams.; B. {Gyraxis) rai/tsdeiii Tox^t — from Cuba. 



By the Manchester Museum : — Permo-Carboniferous mollusca from New South 

 W.^les and Tasmania ; series showing range of variation in a single species, Plan- 

 orbis vndtifonuJs from the Miocene of Steinheim ; series of specimens illustrating 

 the ancestry of Trigonia inargaritacia Lam. 



By Mr. J. R. le B. Tomlin : — Opeas urichi Smith from Kew Gardens ; very fine 

 live specimens of Macron kellettii Fbs. , and M. lEtkiops Rve. , from California; 

 series of live examples oi Latiaxis lischheana Dkr. , /,. debinghrce Rve., L.. japouira 

 Dkr., L. >!iaW(C Gray, and L. armattis Sow., all from Japan ; a number of species 

 of Margtiiella, including Al. lahrcsa Redf., /)/. sanlcyana Pet., M. storei-ia Couth., 

 M. hindsiana Pet., AI. oblonga Sw. , i\I. an!abilisB.e(\L, M. car7tea St., M. rostrata 

 Redf. {—ivaliacei ]q\m%.), M. chicta Kien., and M. sticdvea Conr. ; and a very fine 

 perfect example of Pleurotomaria salniiaim Rolle from Tosa ; this shell is brilli- 

 antly coloured with red markings, and measures almost 4 inches in allilude, with a 

 diameter of 3^ inches at the base. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



The present is the Thirty-Eighth Annual Report of our Society. 



Owing to the confusion consequent on the outbreak of the war, it was not 

 deemed advisable to hold the Annual Meeting last year, but the Report read at an 

 ordinary meeting showed that in October last there were 322 men^bers on our list, 

 including 10 honorary members. During the twelvemonths we have lost 5 mem- 

 bers by death, and 3 by resignation, whilst 7 new members have been elected, so 

 that our membership now stands at 321. 



The members whose decease the Society deeply laments are: — Dr. Strebel, 

 Miss Foster, Miss Milner, and Messrs. Cash and Madison. Obituary notices have 

 already appeared in reference to some of these in the Journal of Conchology. 



Dr. Strebel's death causes a vacancy in our list of Honorary Members. 



During the year the usual monthly meetings have been held, and the attendance 

 has been fairly maintained in spite of the fact that many of our members have been 

 throwing themselves enthusiastically into various branches of patriotic service. 

 The meeting held in February was specially interesting as the opportunity was 

 taken to present an illuminated address to Mr. J. W. Taylor, congratulating him 

 upon the attainment of his seventieth year, and in recognition of the valuable ser- 

 vices he has rendered to British conchology. In this connection it is fitting that we 

 express our pleasure that the University of Leeds has conferred the degree of M.Sc. 

 on Mr. Taylor, and also on our Honorary Recorder, Mr. W. Denison Roebuck. 

 We heartily congratulate both these gentlemen upon this well-merited recognition 

 of their scientific work. 



