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CONECHOLOGICALY SOCIETY 
OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 
PROCEEDINGS. 
245th MEETING, JANUARY 8th, 1896. 
Held in the Manchester Museum, Owens College. 
Mr. L. E. Adams in the chair. 
Donations to the Library announced and thanks voted : 
Journal de Conchyliologie, No. 4, vol. xlii. 
Journal of Malacology, No. 4, Jan., 1895. 
The Naturalist, No. 246, Jan., 1896. 
Annals of Scottish Natural History, No. 17, Jan., 1896. 
La Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes, No. 303, Jan., 1896. 
The Irish Naturalist, No. 1, vol. 5, Jan., 1896. 
New Members elected : 
Mr. George Fox Tregelles, 6, Clarence Place, Barnstaple. 
Mr. Harry Overton, Brookdale, Tudor Hill, Sutton Coldfield, Bir- 
mingham. 
Candidate Proposed for Membership : 
Mr. Walter Garstang, M.A. 
Resignation of Member : 
Joseph S. Galizia. M.D., Valetta, Malta. 
Papers read: 
Mr. L. E. Adams: “* Helix fusca Mont., . granulata Alder, H. lapi- 
cida var. albina Menke and Clauszlia Rolphii Gray, in Northamptonshire.”’ 
Mr. F. W. Wotton : ‘‘ Helix hortenszs var. nebulosa.” 
Exhibits : 
Mr. F. W. Wotton exhibited in illustration of his paper some specimens 
of H. hortensis which he proposed to call var. sebzlosa. 
Mr. k. Standen, hon. curator, exhibited four drawers from the Society’s 
collection, showing different methods of mounting the sheils. 
Mr. Collier exhibited some peculiar Naninas and Cochlostylas from die 
Philippine Islands, including a very peculiar Nanina (J. setigera Sowb.), 
thickly covered on the upper surface with very strong hairs, whilst the under 
surface is quite smooth ; also a specimen of Helzx pszttactna Desh., a lovely 
blue shell from the Island of Fuga, North Luzon. 
Mr. Charles Oldham exhibited one specimen of Pistdium hAtberntcum 
West, from Lough Nagarriva, Glengariff, Co. Cork, and P. puszllum var. 
obtusalzs from various localities for comparison. 
Mr. W. Moss exhibited in spirit a very peculiar slug, Otoconcha dimidz- 
ata Pfr. from New Zealand. 
