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Testacella haliotidea, var. scutulum m Yorkshire. — Referring to Mr. 

 Butterell's record in the Naturalist for July (vol. viii,, p. 186), I have 

 seen one of the specimens, and on examination it proves to belong to the 

 variety scutulum. So have other British specimens when carefully 

 examined, and as a matter of fact there is doubt as to whether the typical 

 form of the species occurs in the British Isles at all. At all events there 

 is no direct evidence of its existence, and if any naturalist meets with it, 

 he would confer a benefit on science by publishing the record. While 

 writing, it may be placed on record that Beverley is not the only York- 

 shire locality for Testacella. Mr. John Emmet, of Boston Spa, has on 

 several occasions informed me and others of its occurring there in nursery 

 gardens. In this case, not having seen specimens, I am unable to state 

 to what form tliey appertained. These seem to be the most northerly 

 localities for the species, so far as actual records show. — Wm. Denison 

 Roebuck, Leeds, Oct. 5th, 1883. 



Natural History Notes from Wharfedale. — The following species 

 may be added to the list of Upper Wharfedale shells given in June 

 number of the Naturalist : — Zonites fulvus, Helix pygmcea, Eelix sericea, 

 Helix concinna (young j, Vertigo pygmcea, Carychium minimum, all from 

 Grassington, and Deepdale near Grassington. — George Roberts, Loft- 

 house, August, 1883. 



Huddersfield Exhibition. — Natural History Department. — It 

 may not perhaps be generally known to our readers that nearly the whole 

 of the Natural History collection of the late Squire " Waterton has 

 been kindly lent, and is now on view, at this Exhibition. The collection 

 includes the cayman on which Waterton made his famous ride, beautiful 

 specimens of humming-birds, a small chimpanzee, the celebrated " non- 

 descript," armadillos, many strange and curious species of crabs and 

 lobsters, a splendid arrow tube about 10ft. long, and specimens of the 

 arrows tipped with the wourali poison, &c., &c. This collection is all 

 in one room, which also contains many other specimens of interest to the 

 naturalist. In another room the geologist and mineralogist will find 

 much to interest them. There is a splendid collection of almost all 

 known kinds of precious stones ; a collection of agates lent by Prof. Jno. 

 Ruskin ; a fair series of coal-measure and other fossils ; recent echino- 

 derms, Crustacea, mollusca, corals, sponges, glass models of marine 

 invertebrata ; about thirty species of mosses ; cases of moths and 

 butterflies ; anthropological and ethnological photographs ; a fine series 

 of plates and diagrams illustrating vegetable morphology and histology, 

 lent by the Linnean Society of London ; Miss Ormerod's six diagrams 

 of British insects injurious to farm produce ; and, finally nearly 300 

 cases of British birds. Again, in Room No. 6, Scientific Instruments, 

 there is a splendid display of various instruments for scientific research, 

 far too numerous to particularise, but amongst them may be mentioned 

 the following ; — A number of first-class microscopes and implements ; a 



