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media, Friend. So far the species seems never to have been 

 found elsewhere. In 1902 Mr. Giinther published a ' List of 

 Oxford Annelids,' which I compiled at his request, which agrees 

 with the foregoing. It also notes a second variety of Eisenia 

 veneta, found in the Gardens, but as yet unnamed. The Gardens 

 have not been carefully worked for Annelids any more than the 

 county generally, or our list might probably be considerably 

 extended. Authentic list;, 15. 



33. Kutland. — No records. The records for Scotland, Wales, 

 and Ireland are not given in the present contribution. For 

 Sheppey, see Kent and the Thames Valley paper. 



34. Shropshire. — In May, 1909, I had occasion to visit 

 Shrewsbury, and during my stay there worked a little at the 

 Annelids. The gleanings were not rich, but contained (1) L. 

 rubellus, (2) A. trapezoides, (3) A. chlorotica, (4) A. constricta (a 

 worm which appears to be somewhat rare and local), and (5) 

 Allurus tetrcedrus. In October of that year Mr. H. Forrest sent 

 me, in addition to the first three named above, (6) L. terrestris, 

 (7) L. festivus (which is the rarest of the true Lumbrici in 

 England), (8) A. longa, (9) A. turgida, and (10) Octolasium 

 studiosum. A little later (Oct. 21st) were added (11) L. castaneus, 

 and (12) D. subrubicunda. In November I again visited Shrews- 

 bury, in order to try and ascertain what worms had helped to 

 bury the old Eoman city. We then found (13) D. arborea, (14) 

 Eisenia rosea, and (1 5) D. mammalis. Ifi May, 1910, Mr. Good- 

 win sent a collection from Uffington, containing A. longa, E. 

 rosea, 0. studiosum, D. subrubicunda, and (16) E.fcetida. This 

 latter worm, known as the Brandling, is common in old gardens 

 and manure, but had not previously been met with in Salop. 

 Authentic county list, 16. 



(To be continued.) 



