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time to time in * The Zoologist,' ' Naturalist,' and other journals; 

 the account of " Earthworms and Treeworms" (5), published in 

 the 'Journal' of the Linnean Society'' ; and the many papers in 

 'Science Gossip,' 'Essex Naturalist,' 'Gardeners' Chronicle,' 

 and elsewhere, which have during the past twenty years issued 

 from my pen. The results will all be found embodied in the 

 following lists. 



We come now to the question : What plan is best adapted 

 for securing an accurate idea of the distribution of British 

 Earthworms as at present known ? I propose, first of all, to 

 name the English counties alphabetically, so that a collector in 

 any part may see at a glance what has already been recorded for 

 any particular district. Scotland, Ireland, and Wales will" then 

 be taken, and when the county! records have been tabulated, a 

 second list will be supplied, showing the known distribution of 

 each species. The smaller worms will afterwards be treated in 

 the same fashion. For details respecting species the reader is 

 referred to the List (a7ite, p. 143), while information relating 

 to their peculiar habits and tastes will be supplied when we 

 come io specific distribution. The Isle of Wight, Isle of Man, 

 Scilly Isles, and Channel Islands will each be taken sepa- 

 rately, and in like manner special records may be made for 

 Kew Gardens and Chelsea. There are no fewer than ten 

 counties for which at present there is no authentic record known 

 to me. May I appeal to naturalists in Bedford, Berks, Cheshire, 

 Durham, Rutland, and elsewhere to help me in my attempts to 

 obtain information respecting their Annelid fauna ? A begin- 

 ning may be made with the commonest kinds found in every 

 garden, field, and wayside. The worms should be sent, alive, in 

 tins padded loosely with moss. Tins should not have holes 

 punctured in them, as the worms crawl out and perish in the 

 wrappings. The lids should fit loosely, so as to allow of sufficient 

 ventilation, and the boxes addressed: 110, Wilmot Road, Swad- 

 lincote, Burton-ou-Trent. 



County Records. 

 1. Bedford. — No records. 

 2.. Berkshire. — No records. 

 3. Buckinghamshire. — April 25th, 1892, Mr. Henry Blaby, 



