46 PROCKEDI^fGS OF SOCIRTIES. THE QUERIST, 



Loligo vulgaris taken at Banff. — A specimen of this [Calamary, which was brought on shore 

 the other week at M. Duff, by Mr. W. Legall, fisherman, measured about four feet in length, 

 and above one foot across the fins, and yielded a most splendid gladius of sixteen inches in 

 length. This is the longest pen that I reminnber ever having seen as belonging to the common 

 Calamary of our seas. — Thomas Edward, High-Street, Banff", October, 1853. 



Twaite Shad, (Alosa finta.) — A very beautiful specimen of the Twaite Shad was taken on the 

 26th. of August in one of the Salmon-nets on the Deveran, at a place called The Rack ; it was 

 quite unknown to the fishermen. It is the first that I have seen here, and, as far as I can learn, 

 it is entirely new to the locality where it was procured, or even to our neighbourhood. ^Idem. 



Occurrence of the Two-spotted Sucker, (I.epidogaster bimaculatus,) m the Moray Frith. — I 

 have just received from my very kind and much respected friend, David Greive, Esq., collector 

 of H. M. Customs here, a beautiful specimen of the above Lepidogaster ; which was brought 

 on shore by one of our fishermen to-day. The little creature had got itself encased within a 

 large but dead shell — that of a Cyprina Islandca, and in that condition it was brought to land. 

 It is rare, if not altogether new, to this quarter : our fishermen do not know it. Having boon 

 kept alive a few hours in a tumbler of salt-water, it was quite amusing to observe its 

 active and lively habits. One trait in its character I cannot pass over in silence, namely, that 

 of its adhesive powers. Having become attached to the side of the vessel, which it did several 

 times, it required a good deal of strength to be used by the finger to force it again from its place, 

 such was the pertinacity with which it held on. — Idem, December 3rd., 1853. 



^IrnttrMiigs nf Inmtits. 



The Natural History Society of Glasgow.— Bccemher, 6th., 1853. The ordinary meeting of 

 the Natural History Society of Glasgow, was held this evening. Thomas Gray, Esq., Vice President, 

 occupied the chair. 



Dr. CoLQrHOUN exhibited the following species of Lepidoptera taken at Ardrossan last summer; 

 — Fhragmatobia lubricipeda, (Fab.) Liipcrina furva. (W. V.) Agrotis fiimosa, (Fab.) Bianthmcia 

 conspersa, (W.V.) Hadena dcntina, (Esp.) Onophos obscuraria, (W.Y.) Harpalicc galiaria, (W .\ .) 

 {Bmmelesia rivularia, (W. V.) Eupithecia distinctaria, (Hcrrick Scha)ff"er,) two specimens. E. 

 ansteraria, (H. S.) Bosithea imnmtaria, (Hub.) Tortrix semialbana, (Guen.) T. adjunctana, (Zr.) 

 Notocelia udmanniana, (Linn.) Grapholita nigromaculana, (Haw.) Ephippiphnra trigemiiiana, 

 (Steph.) E. Scutulana, (W. V.) Eupacilia nigricapitana, (Stc. Mus. Cat.) Xanthosetia Zoegana, 

 (Linn.) Crambtis perlellm} (Scop,) dark var. Endorea ambigualis, (Tr.) E. coarctata, (Z.) 

 Pempelia dilutclla, (Hub.) Beprcssaria nervosa, (Haw.) 



Dr. CoLauHOUX also exhibited a strongly marked fi]tcc\men oi Phragmatobia TFalkeri (Curt.,) 

 (var. of Phr. menthrasti, ) taken in the neiglibourhood of Glasgow. 



"William Gourlie, Esq., president of the society, then read a most interesting and instructive 

 paper entitled "Botanical memoranda taken during an excursion to Switzerland," 



Business being concluded, the society adjourned till the first Tuesday in January. 



Having a quantity of Birds' Eggs, common in the Midland Counties, perhaps they may be 

 acceptable to some of your more remote correspondents or readers, who would exchange them 

 for those of sea-birds, or others. Should any one wish for such exchange, I shall be glad to 

 give him particulars of them.— T. P. Frrxie, Kirabolton, December 22nd., 1853, 



Three years since I found a nest containing five white eggs, about the size of a Yellow- 

 hammer, or rather less, the nest was placed under a stone, on a kind of rocky bank, with a small 

 stream flowing at the foot; it was composed of dried leaves, fibres of roots, and lined with hair. 

 I may as well mention that these eggs have a very smooth and highly - polished surface. I 

 will feel greatly obliged by your informing me what they are, either by letter or by inserting 

 your answer in "The Naturalist," as I liave never been able to ascertain.— George Hodge, 

 Newcastle, 1853. 



Can any correspondent help us on this point. Were they the eggs of the "Wryneck?— B. R. M. 



