THE 



ESSEX NATURALIST : 



BEING THE 



Jourmil af the i£^:^c^tx Jficlb (Elub. 



EDITED BY 



WILLIAM COLE, 



Honorary Secretary. 



VOLUME VII. 



JANUARY— DEC EMBER, 1893. 



" Men that undertake only one district are much more likelv to advance 



natural knowledge than those that grasp at more than they can possibly be 



acquainted -unth. Every kingdom, every province, should have its own Mono- 

 grapher.''' — Gilbert White of Selborne. 



" Seldom was ever any knowledge given to keep, but to impart ; the grace of this 

 rich jewel is lost in concealment." — BiSHOP JOSEPH Hall. 



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respective paper s.\ 



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