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' lake ' and an old water supply reservoir, from both of which 

 the contents of the bottle came, are constant. It is also to be 

 noted that the main manure on the land is seaweed. I do not 

 know if this may affect the types to be found, especially where 

 used* wet, and thus full of marine life." 



When this fact about the manure is kept in mind, it is 

 surprising that only two red-blooded Enchytra?ids or Pachydrilids 

 occurred ; the total number of specimens not reaching a dozen. 

 There is, therefore, evidently room for further research and 

 discovery. 



Extension of Eange. — Some very interesting facts have 

 come to light in the course of this research. I begin with 

 Lumbricus papillosus, Friend (= L.friendi, Cognetti), which was 

 first discovered by me in Ireland, then found in the Pyrenees 

 and Switzerland. Although searched for throughout England, 

 Scotland and Wales for twenty years, it has never yet been 

 found in the British Isles except in the south of Ireland. Its 

 appearance, therefore, in Jersey is very instructive. Next in 

 point of interest comes Helodrilus oculatus, Hoffm., whose known 

 range is being constantly extended. To the Continental localities 

 Germany, Switzerland and Italy, given by Michaelsen, we 

 may add Holland (the Hague) ; and for Great Britain, 

 London, Hastings, Malvern, Nottingham, Edinburgh, Dublin, 

 and other localities. Now we have Jersey as a further 

 habitat. 



Frequent allusions have been made in former years to 

 phosphorescent worms in England and Ireland, while specimens 

 are still preserved in the Museum at Worcester of a species 

 discovered some years ago in that city. But reliable records 

 respecting the species are rare. This year, however, Mr. 

 Hillman sent me worms from a market garden near Nottingham, 

 which included specimens of Microdrilus phosphoreus, Duges. 

 Among the material collected in Jersey were five specimens of 

 the same Annelid, while a further specimen no larger than a 

 well-formed Henlea, with hair-like processes in the mouth, may 

 possibly be referred to this species. 



While the typical form of Allurus was abundant, a very 

 beautiful specimen of var. luteus was found in the adult stage 

 with a few immature forms. So with the common Green Worm 



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