R. STANDEN : LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA. 



' Found on the Liverpool Road, near Preston, where they are 

 common; and at Burnley and Lancaster' (Dyson's List, 1850). 

 var. rubens Moq. Not uncommon at Goosnargh and Penwortham. 

 var. alba Moq. Several fine specimens taken at Newsham and 

 Penwortham. Whalley (F.C.L.). 

 Helix concinna Jeff. Not uncommon at Whalley (F.C.L.). 

 Helix hispida L. Farrington, Newsham, andTarleton, not common. 

 Locally abundant at Penwortham, Grimsargh, Morecambe, and 

 Leagram. Clitheroe (F.C.L.). Whalley (H. Stephenson). 



' Under stones and dead leaves in woods. Plentiful, both the 

 normal form and the variety H. concinna ' (Hardy's List, 1865). 



' Hough-end-Clough ; on most of the hedge-backings near 

 Heaton Park; and in Chorlton Fields ' (Dyson's List, 1850). 

 var. albida Jeff. A few at Penwortham and Morecambe. 

 Helix virgata Da Costa. Not uncommon on the sand-hills at South- 

 port and Rossal, but poor in varieties. The only noticeable 

 variety met v/ith is var. bdescens Moq., which is not uncommon 

 at Rossal Point. 



Helix sericea Miill. Clitheroe (J. A. Hargreaves). Found about 

 Whalley (H. Stephenson). 



' Found at Hough-end-Clough, and on the banks of the 

 Irwell, under stones, and among the grass' (Dyson's List, 1850). 

 Helix fusca Mont. AMialley (H. Stephenson). 



' Hough-end-Clough, and Barlow Moor Woods, under fallen 

 sycamore leaves' (Hardy's List, 1865). 



' Hough-end-Clough, in damp shady places, but is noi: very 

 abundant ' (Dyson's List, 1850). 

 Helix eaperata Mont. Very plentiful on Southport sand-hills and at 

 Morecambe; a few on Heysham Road, near Morecambe (F.C.L.). 

 Very fine at Fleetwood (T.R.). Clitheroe district (H. Stephenson). 



' I have occasionally met with a few dead ones near Chorlton 

 on the sandy hedge-backings ' (Dyson's List, 1850). 

 A few 'dead shells' at Chorlton (R.D.D.). 

 var. gigaxii Charp. Near Morecambe. Uncommon, 

 var. ornata Pic. Rather common on the northern side of South- 

 port, and at Morecambe. Very beautiful specimens. 

 Helix ericetorum Miill. Occurs near Southport, but rare. Two 

 found in the Park, Preston; probably introduced with some 

 plants. Carn forth, rare. 

 Helix rotundata Miill. Common almost everywhere. 



' Hough-end-Clough, and upon all the hedge-backings on the 

 roads out of Manchester; it is also found at Burnley and 

 Preston' (Dyson's List, 1850). 



June 1887. 



