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We much regret that the small portion of our pages which we are able 

 to devote to notices of works, prevents our indulging ourselves and our readers 

 with any extracts. We can only say that much most valuable and practical 

 information is on every page of this little work, which, we believe, may be 

 safely recommended to those who wish to improve the pasturing qualities of 

 any land they may feel interested about. 



THE HUDDERSFIELD NATUEALISTS' SOCIETY. 



TO THE EDITOR OF THE NATURALIST. 

 Sir, 



A society is established in this town for the study of British Natural History, 

 particularly Botany and Entomology, The society consists of about thirty members; and although 

 we are all working men, many are subscribers to "The Naturalist," "British Birds," "The Eggs," 

 and "The British Butterflies." 



Some of our members are in possession of very extensive collections oi Lepidoptera, collections 

 which would not disgrace a public Museum, and I may observe that the rare moth CJuerocampa 

 Celerio, (Sharp-winged Hawk Moth,) was captured last October at the village of Deighton, near this 

 town, and is now in the possession of James Mosseley, Almondbury Banlc. Another specimen of 

 this scarce moth was taken in thia town a few years ago, and it is somewhat curious that they 

 both were found in public-houses. 



No part of England contains a greater variety of subjects for the lovers of Nature than this. 

 "We have already noted down above six hundred distinct species of plants within a radius of six 

 miles from Huddersfield, and with your permission we will furnish you with a "Kamble" or 

 two some of these days. 



I remain yours, truly, 



KICHARD BEOOK, 

 President of the Huddersfield Naturalists' Society. 



It is always with real pleasure that we notice the formation of Local Natural History Societies ; 

 and we are always glad to make the fact of their existence as widely known as p>ossible. "We 

 trust all our Subscribers in the Huddersfield district will become members of, and render all the 

 assistance in their power to the above society, which we trust will long flourish, and rapidly 

 increase in importance. — B. R. M. 



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Heronries. — To prevent confusion, it may be as well to observe that the Heronry recorded 

 at page 36, volume iii , of "The Naturalist," and said to be in '■'■Bahingley "Wood," has been 

 already eniuncrated, (page 204, volume ii.,) and is to be found in '■'■Wolverton "Wood," about 

 six miles from Lynn, and two from the village of Castle Rising. I was told last spring that 

 the keepers were destroying the Herons, as "their noise disturbed the game" whilst sitting. — 

 T. Southwell, Fakenham, Norfolk, February 14th., 18.53. 



The disease of the House-fly, (Musca domestica,) mentioned in "The Naturalist," volume iii. , 

 page 39, has been before noticed in England; but, as it may not be generally known to your 

 readers where they may find the Alga figured, I beg to refer them to a notice by Mr. Westwood, 

 in the "Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London," of October 2nd., 1837, and figured 

 in their "Transactions" plate 20, figure 2, a. b. c. Mr. "Westwood supposed it to be a fungus. 

 Mr. Vai-ley, in the third volume of the "Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London," 

 page 55, has given an interesting account of the Alga, and has figured in plate 13, the difierent 



