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ESSEX NATURALIST 



BEING THE 



3ournal of tbc jBbqc^ 3fid^ dlub, 



EDITED BY 



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

 Honorary Secretary. 



(VOLUME XI.) 

 JANUARY, 1 89V— DECEMBER, 19 00. 



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

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

 acquainted with. Every kingdom, every province, should liave its oivn 

 Monographer.''' — Gilbert White, of Selborne. 



''Diffused knoii'ledge immortalizes itself." — Sir James Mactintosh. 



[The authors alone are responsible for tlic statements and opinions contained in their 



respective papers.'] 



PUBLISHED BY THE CLUB, BUCKHURST HILL, ESSEX. 



1900. 



