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ber, Mr. Turnbull. After a hearty and genial repast, the 

 party walked down the banks of the Whitadder. and over 

 and about Cockburn Law, visiting Odin's Hall, and search- 

 ing every bosky. dell in their route. Dr. Hood found Poly- 

 podium phegopterisioY the second time* in Berwickshire. And 

 the entomologists of the party were tolerably successful."!- 

 Towards the hour of four p.m. the party was seen in detach- 

 ments wending their way towards Grant's House, where they 

 were joined by a few friends, to whom evil fate had denied 

 the gratification of the morning's repast and excursion. The 

 party at dinner consisted of the President, Dr. Johnston, Mr. 

 Carpenter, and his two sons, Dr Clarke, Mr. Hepburn, Major 

 Elliot, Mr. John Turnbull, Dr. Hood, Mr. Renton, Mr. 

 Hardy. The Rev. Hamlet Clarke, John Campbell Renton, 

 Esq., M.R, for Berwick, and Mr. George Carpenter, were 

 elected members of the Club. 



The President laid before the meeting the Transactions of 

 the Tyneside Naturalist Field Club, in two numbers ; and an 

 Address to the Entomological Society of London by William 

 Spence, Esq., Secretary thereof, which had been sent to him 

 for the use of the Club ; and was requested to convey the 

 thanks of the members to the Secretary of the Tyneside 

 Club, and to Mr. Spence for the same, respectively. Mr. 

 Hepburn laid before the Club a paper on the Wood-Pigeon ; 

 and Mr. Hardy exhibited a fine collection of rare Berwick- 

 shire Coleoptera. 



Mr. Hardy has added to the Berwickshire Flora, the Ophio- 

 glossum xulgatum ; it was found towards the end of May, in a 

 wood near Milne-Graden Mains. It was not then in full 

 flower, but would be so in the course of June. He found 



* The other habitat is Blackburn Rig Deau. — J. Hardy. 



+ " I may mention that the excursion of Wednesday produced three new 

 Berwickshire insects : — 1. Mdasoma ceiiea, of which I took two, and Dr. Hood 

 afterwards one specimen. It occurred on the Alder, a little below the Retreat. 

 The larva wa.s very abundant. 2. (7i/phon piai, two specimens swept up at 

 Ordweel. 3. Rhinonchm castor, from the heath below Odin's Hall. Ceuto- 

 rliyuchus quercus and Luperus flavipes were likewise met with. Hydroporus 

 duvLsii, H. rivalis OylL, Pcryphus tibialis and Heiobia nivalis occurred among 

 gravel by the side of (he Whitadder. Argynnis aglaia was taken above Ord- 

 irecl ; and a i»pecimeu of Plusia chrysitis below the Retreat. "~»/aw«&? Hardy. 



