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birds wheeling overhead, althougli there must have been 

 considerably over this number, as the saltings stretch for a great 

 distance and the gulls were much scattered. 



My Skipper who landed subsequently in a different spot 

 found another batch of several nests, so that a large number of 

 gulls certainly bred again this season in Hamford Waters. 



The eggs were hard set, as I picked up one which was float- 

 ing out to sea (a common occurrence I fear at these spring tides) 

 and discovered inside a young one fully formed. 



It is to be hoped that the gulls were eventually successful in 

 their rearing operations, but I was not there to see and again I 

 would express the wish that some naturalist at Walton might be 

 found, who could in the summer keep one eye on the birds, and 

 another on the lads from the adjoining farms, and publish his 

 experiences through the medium of the Essex Naturalist. 



EPPING FOREST FUNGI : REPORT ON THE 



SPECIES OBSERVED AT THE FUNGUS 



FORAY ON OCTOBER 6th, 1900, INCLUD- 

 ING TWO NEW TO BRITAIN. 



By GEORGE MASSEE, F.L.S. 



[As recorded in the report of the " Cryptogamic Meeting " in 

 the present part, Mr. Masse, in conjunction with Dr. M. C. 

 Cooke, kindly undertook the examination of the species collected, 

 and he has since sent in the following notes. — Ed.] 



Of the larger fungi 152 species were collected, among which 

 were two new to the Essex Mycological Flora, viz : — 



Tricholoma variegatum, Scop., and 

 Cortinarius scutulatus, Fries. 



Among the Micro-Fungi, especially those occurring on 

 dung, many very interesting species occurred, two of which had 

 not been previously recorded for Britain, while many are new to 

 the Essex flora. 



