Proposed Association of Workers. 



,;,/■;,' ''^^i^ , MONOGRAPH, OF; THE, ^ '■ ,; 

 LAND & FRESHWAT^ MOLLUSCA OF THE BftlTI^ ISLES. 



nn,Hl!) preparation' pf a woi'k so cptnprelifeiisive in its scope as this, 

 involves so i)iiich labonr of all kinds that it has: been proposed 

 to^'fOTHi an Association of Workers, who will be willing, so far as' 

 .tlieii: opportunities Allow, to co-operate ;with Mr. Taylor, . ,- ' 



As it is mainly due to the willing and systematic co-Operation of 



; a large niiml)er qf associates, sthat such works as the Engli.?lv aiid ' 



English Dialect Dictionaries have reached so liigh "a, standard , of 



excellence, it is- felt that a similar co-operation on the paj't of inala- 



Icologists would not only render the :Moti6grapK, more complete, Wt „ 



hastenits pnblication. iif^l* i' <■ ' ■ - 



;A11 kinds of assistance are requisite in the preparation of the 

 additional.; matbriar desired, e.g.i, An-^tomical iNVESTiQATioisr, with 

 , acCiliate drawings or, photographs ; Microscopical Prepahations. ■ 

 of raduke,', mandibles, retractors; > etc. ;■/ Bionomicai notes <Dn,; every 

 species,; Photograptis of shells, living a^ninials, chtootpristic or 

 famous localities, or illustrating pecubarities of habit; the "loan of 

 or copies from Portraits ^ud ATyTooiiAPiis Of eminent couchologists, 

 those of Linn/', Miiller, , Wolf,- .KeV; B. J. .Clarke, .Dr. & Johnston, 

 Prof J.- Cjt. Allman, Heyncmann,, Malnj, Prof Forbes, Dr. Leach, 

 Bonchard-Ghantereux, Fdrussac, W. Bean,! Nilsson, Moiitagu, ' and 

 others too numerous to detail, being particularly acceptable; Draw- - 

 iNGS, plain of in color::, of many shells andanimals; BibliogAaphical 

 work, references to ' sources of, infojrjnation. Translations from' 

 foreign languages,' are 'all of great iii^portance, and if tlie labour be 

 shared by a nuud^er of collaborators it would,, materially expedite the, ' 

 qompletion of the work. V ,'' . ;' 



The first li,^t of co-workers . will be .published on the cover of ' 

 Part IX. of the Moiiograiili, and the undei-iigncd, who will for the 

 jircsent.act in a secretarial and oi'ganisdiig capacity ]to the proposed 

 association, will be jileased ,t'd receive offers of cO-operation arid 

 s,u,g,gestions from those nii-i'a"ologists(ir (itherswho may be interested. 



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