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district, while those from Housebyers' Moss are the 



smallest. Those found in Abbot's Moss and Faldonside 



Loch are of medium size. 

 Physa fontinalis (L.), not uncommon in Faldonside Loch, 



Ellwyn, and a few of the lochs on Selkirk Common. 

 LiMN^A PEREGRA (Mull.), Very common in all rivers, lochs, 



ditches ; var. burnetti has been found in Loch Skeen, 



but although I have seen hundreds of the variety, I 



have never been able to obtain a type specimen. 

 LiMNiEA PALUSTRis (Miill.), fairly common in Faldonside Loch; 



var. DEcoLLATUM is found in Meigle Moss, but I have not 



been able to find a type of this Shell. 

 LiMN^A TRUNCATULA (Miill.), not a rare shell ; found in 



Faldonside and Cauldshiels Lochs and Stantlin Graigs 



Loch. 

 Ancylus fluviatilts (Miill.), Tweed, Ellwyn, and Ladliope 



Burn ; very common. Var. albida has been got at the 



Deadwator, near Abbotsford. 

 Velletia lacustris (L.), common in Pot Loch, Selkirk. 



Family VALVATID/C. 



Valvata piscinalis (Miill.), Faldonside Loch; common. 

 Valvata cristata (Mull.), very rare; Faldonside Loch. 



Family UNIONID/E. 



Anodonta cyonea (L.), a few from Tweed, near Eutherford. 

 Anodonta anatina (L.), found in Lambden Burn, Eccles ; 

 rare. 



Family SPH>ERIID>e. 



Sphjerium corneum (L.), common, Loch on Galarig, Selkirk ; 



and Housebyers' Moss, very common. 

 PisiDiuM FONTiNALE (Drap.), vory common in any stagnant 



water. 



