THE 



ESSEX NATURALIST: 



KEING THK 



louvnal 0f the (Essex Jfielti (Club. 



KDITEl) HV 



WILLIAM COLE, 



Honorary Secretary. 



VOLUME VIII. 



JANUARY— DECEMBER, 1894. 



^'' Men that undertake only one district are much more likely to advance 



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



acquainted with. Every kingdom, every province, should have its oicn 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." — BiSHor JoSEl'H Hai.L. 



['the autliors alone are responsible foi- the statements and opinions containett in titeir 



respective papers. \ 



PUBLISHED BY THE CLLB, BICKHURST HILL, ESSEX. 

 E. DuRRANT & Co., 90, High Street, Chelmsfohd. 



1894. 



