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CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY 
OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 
PROCEEDINGS. 
250th MEETING, JUNE 10th, 1896. 
Held in the Manchester Museum, Owens College. 
Mr. J. C. Melvill, President, in the chair. 
Donations to the Library announced and thanks voted : 
Science Gossip, Nos. 24 and 25, Feb. and June, 1896 ; Irish Naturalist, 
vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 ; The Naturalist, Nos. 250 and 251, May and June, 
1896 ; Journal de Conchyliologie, vol. 42, No 3; Naturalists’ Journal, 
No. 48, June; La Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes, Nos. 308 and 309; 
Devonia, part, 4, 1896 ; Proceedings Royal Society of Queensland, part 2, 
vol. xi. ; Proceedings Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia, part 3, 
Oct.—Dec., 1895. 
New Members elected : 
Rey. Addison Crofton, M.A., Linton Court, Settle, Yorkshire. 
Mr. Harry Simpson Wallace, Art Gallery, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 
Exhibits : 
Mr. C. Oldham exhibited Helzx nemoralis v.albo-labtata, Deep Dale, Bux- 
ton, Arzon ater v. albo-lateralis, Limax maximus v. ferrussact, Helix ttala, 
Hyalinia niteda, Linnea peregra v. maritima, Planorbis glaber, FI. 
Sperorbes (with epiphragm), Vertzgo antivertigo, V. substriata, V. pygmea, 
all from Abersoch, Carnarvonshire. 
Mr. Lewis Shackleford exhibited a very fine series of Voluta, including 
V. undulata, V. Angas, V. pacefica (very fine), V. Giintherd (the only one 
in England), V. Krewslere, and V. fulgetrum. 
Mr. J. C. Melvill exhibited Voluta pulchra, Australia; V. festiva 
Australia ; V. azlica, Sooloo Archipelago; V. delessertiana, West Indies; 
V. junonia, Mexico. 
The Manchester Museum showed seventy species of marine shells 
from Sydney, lately received from Mr. Arnold Henn, of Sydney, including 
Drillia angast, D. beraudiana, Mangilia jacksontana, Cantharus australis, 
Mitra rhodia, Crosseta concinna, Scalaria Jukesiana, Syrnola tincta, Olivella 
triticea, O. nympha, Neritula lucida, Nassa glans, and many others. 
Mr. E. Collier exhibited A. (Chlorea) thersttes Pfr., Mindow; &. 
(Papunea) Tayloriana Bby., New Guinea; K. (Papuzea) Rollestana Sow., 
New Guinea; . (Papunea) Loursadensts Forbes, Torresados Islands ; 
KK. (Oblina) columbaria Sow., Philippine Islands; A. (Mollendorffia) tre- 
stnuata Maur., China. 
