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The Editors hope to publish the following papers within the next few months: — 

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 Annotated List of the Land and Freshwater Mollusca of Lincolnshire. 

 Bibliography for 1885. 



Natural History of Lincolnshire,— The next instalment of this is to be upon the 

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