236 MISCELLANROns K0TICE3. 



Reed "Warbler, worth noticing in "The Naturalist," perhaps you will have the kindness to insert 

 a short notice.— C. Thurxall, Whittlesford, near Cambridge, June 5th., 1854. 



L'iminositi/ of a Snake.— Some years ngo, when residing in the Fylde district of North Lan- 

 cashire, I was taking a ramble on the banks of the IJiver Wyre, near Kawdiffe Hall, the seat 

 of R. W. Ffranee, Esq., where, upon a slight embankment, my attention was directed to a 

 luminous object a few yards in advance. It appeared to be about the size of a half-crown 

 piece, and round like that coin, but of the most beautiful colour, not unlike that greenish 

 golden hue which some of the Beetle tribes display. My already excited curiosity was soon 

 to be much heigbtened, for, as I approached, and had got within about four yards of the 

 unknown, it suddenly changed its flat circular into that of a serpentine foi-m, and darted with 

 almost the speed of thought, into a hole situate within a few inches of where it had been 

 basking. When uncoilt^d, it appeared to be about the thickness of an ordinary quill, and 

 about five inches in length. I watched the hole for a considerable time, thinking it would 

 re-appear; but was not favoured with such an indulgence. I marked the spot, and paid 

 it many visits, and was fortunate enough twice more to see liis puny Snakeship; but he was 

 so shy, and his movements so very rapid, that I failed in obtaining a better view than when 

 first I had the opportunity of seeing him. I may remark that on each occasion when I saw 

 the animal, it was about noon on a bright and sunny day, towards the close of the month 

 of June. Should you consider the above sufijciently eligible to a iiicJie in your valuable 

 journal, I have no doubt but some of your scientific readers would recognise the Snake and its 

 genus.— J. P., Rochdale, March 23rd., 1854. 



January, 1853. — A splendid specimen of the Ffuilacrocorax graciilus was shot near- Pennance 

 Point, Swanpool, by Dr. William's son. The bird was in spring plumage; a large and high 

 plume of feathers, a perfect toupet crowned the forehead just above the superior edges of 

 the orbits.— W. P. Cocks, Falmouth, 1854. 



February. — The Liparis vulgaris, two and a half inches in length, was found under a stone, 

 low water mark, Trefusis Point, Mylor, by the son of the Rev. Mr. Yescombe, of Flushing. 

 — Idem, 



Zglophaga dorsalis, alive in a piece of wood, from Trawl refuse, by INIiss Vigurs. It contained 

 several dozen specimens. — Idem. 



A fine specimen of the Limosa melanitra was shot by the Rev. Mr. Jackson, of Grade, at 

 the Lizai'd, July 14th. Preserved by Mr. Chapman, Falmouth. — Idem. 



Phalaropus hyperboreus was shot by Dr. William's son in the pool, Swanpool, September 

 16th. Mounted by Mr. Chapman.— Idem. 



Physalia pelagica was found alive on the sands by Master Basten, and brought to me by 

 Mr. W. BuUmore, November 2nd., 1853. It was six inches and one quarter in length. — 

 Idem. 



Entomological captures near Cartmel.—k female specimen of the rolgomm^tus acis, or Mazarine 

 Blue Butterfly, and also a specimen of the Anania Ociomacnlata, or White Spot Moth, both 

 considered rare, were taken by me at Grange, near Cartmel, Lancashire, in the beginning of 

 this month.— Thomas King Atkinson, Cardew Lodge, (Carlisle, May 6th., 1854. 



The Small White Butterfly, (Pontia Rap<e.)— The Small White Butterfly captured by Mr. 

 S. Stone, March 2nd., must, I think, be the earliest taken ever recorded. I have an entry 

 in my diary, March 22nd., 1852, of one I captured very weak, and apparently just crept out 

 from its chrysalis. This I thought remarkably earl)-, and therefore worthy of notice. — 

 Sidney Hyle, Southampton, May 9th., 1854. 



The Wolf-Fish, (Anarrhichas lupus.) Many of these have been brought me by the fialiermon 

 during the past winter; they are various sizes, from one foot to three and four feet. Yarrell 

 Btates the colour to be of a brownish gray: this is the case with those of the middle size I have 

 obtained. The smaller ones are of a reddish brown colour, while the larger ones are of a d<!cp 

 blue colour. The fishermen say that all the large ones are .of this blue colour.— W., Macduff', 

 March 22nd., 1854. 



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