eye) JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY. 
prettyspecimens of He/zx nemoralis—includinga remarkably dark 
form of var. coalita. A small form of WZ. rufescens var. rubens was 
also plentiful. 4. asfersa simply swarmed on every old grave- 
stone, sheltered by the rank nettles with which the whole ground 
is deeply covered. Careful search was made for varieties (per- 
chance a reversed specimen!) but, with the exception of two 
examples or var. conoidea, nothing worthy of note was observed. 
Arion hortensis was not uncommon, the prevalent form being 
var. nigra Moq., and two specimens of Arion circumscriptus 
were noted. 
The visit to Clonmacnois was the termination of our col- 
lecting experiences during a very delightful excursion, our only 
regret being that the time at our disposal only allowed a very 
brief search in most places visited. But we saw enough to 
convince us that more leisurely investigation of the district 
would amply repay anyone who could carry it out. The enter- 
prise of the Irish railway companies in opening up this charming 
country, and affording special advantages to tourists, now enables 
one to reach remote and hitherto little known parts with com- 
parative ease, and we can confidently recommend the West of- 
Ireland as an eminently suitable place for a conchological 
excursion. Roundstone and Dogs Bay in particular must please 
any naturalist : the result of our shore collecting there serves to 
show the wealth of the marine fauna, and what valuable 
captures might be effected by some systematic work with the 
dredge. 
Note on the habits of Vertigo edentula Drap.—In September 
and October, 1895, I found great numbers of this species in a wood at 
Compstall, Cheshire. In a damp spot in the wood there is a luxuriant 
growth of Butterbur (Z¢ssz/ago petasites), whose broad leaves are often from 
two-and-a-half to three feet from the ground. A few of the little molluscs 
were found on the stems of this plant, but the greater number of them were 
adhering to the underside of the leaves, individuals often occupying the 
“<coign of vantage” formed by the junction of two ribs. So numerous were 
the shells that I counted seventeen of various ages on a single leaf, and 
had I wished I might have gathered hundreds in a very short time. —CHAs. 
OLDHAM, Romiley, November 6th, 1895. (Read before the Conchological 
Society, November Oth, 1895). 
J.C., viii., April 1896 
