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Essex Naturalist: 



BEING THE 



JOURNAL 



OF THE 



ESSEX FIELD CLUB 



EDITED BY 



WILLIAM COLE, F.L.S., F.E.S., 



Honorary Secretary and Curator. 



Contents. 



British Well-worms (Phreoryctes), with especial reference to a unique 

 specimen from Chelmsford, Essex. By the Rev. Hilderic Friend. ... 



The Protection of Wild Birds in Essex. By the Editor 



The Presidential Address. Life Problems in Modern Science. By David 

 Howard, J. P., F.C.S., &c 



Annual Report of Council for the year 1898. 



The Essex Field Club. The 184th Ordinary Meeting, Jauuary 28th, 1899, 24 ; 

 185th Ordinary Meeting, February 25th, 26 ; 19th Annual General Meeting, 

 March 25th, 29 



Queen Elizabeth's Lodge and the Epping Forest Museum 



Warrant for Payment of Forest Officers in 1728. By I. Ohalkley Gould. ... 



Essex as a AVine- Producing County. By Millkr Christy, F.L.S. 



Primitive Methods of Obtaining Fire. (A Demonstration.) By Edward Lovett 



Notes — Original and Selected 



The authors alone are responsible for the stateinetits and opinions contained in their 



respective papers. 



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