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Show 42 DR. W. BAIRD ON A NI'HV EARTH-WORM. [Jail. 14, Field Club, in order to ascertain their name and history; and two of these were afterwards sent to me by Mr. Dinning, Secretary to the Club, for identification. They evidently did not belong to any described British species ; nor had I ever seen such before, as occurring in this country. Unfortunately the two individuals first sent to me escaped during the night from the box in which they were confined, before I could ascertain or identify the species. A request, however, to Mr. Draper brought me two more alive; and since that time I have had several others sent to me by Mr. Johnstone direct. They •J mw*m> ~~--* Fig. 1. Megascolex diffringens, natural size. 2. Portion of body, magnified. 3. Spinet of M. diffringens, magnified. 4. Spinet of M. cceruleus, magnified. are found, he informs me, in a bed of tan and leaves in the plant-stove, mixed up and living with others of the common sort. Upon reference to the description of Annelids by Schmarda, I |
