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Meeting held in the Library of the Philosophical Hall, June 2nd, 

 1890, John Stubbins, F.G.S., F.R.M.S. (Vice-President), in the chair. 



The results, including reports and specimens of the Saturday excursion 

 to Thorparch, were read and exhibited. Mr. William Kirkby showed 

 the plants found, including the following : — Dame's Violet {Hesperis 

 matronalia), London Pride, or None-so-pretty {Saxifraga umhrosa). Twig 

 Rush (Cladiufn mariscus), also Turk's-cap Lily {Lilinm martagon), in fruit; 

 Twayblade (Listera ovata), some fine specimens of Broad-leaved Helle- 

 borine (Epipactis latifoUa), but not in flower; Wall Hawk -weed 

 {Hieracium murorum), Winter-cress {Barharea vulgaris), Large-flowered 

 Bitter-cress {Cardamine amara), Scurvy -grass {Cochlearia officinalis). 

 Common Meadow-rue (TAa^tc^rMm^^t'Mw), in bud; Broad -leaved Garlic 

 or Ramsons {Allium ursinum), Ivy-leaA^ed Toad-flax (Linaria cymbalaria). 

 Weasel-snout {Lamium galeohdolon). Common Spurge-laurel {Daphne 

 laweola), in fruit ; Woodruff {Asperula odorata), Herb Paris {Paris 

 quadrifolia), and Wild Lettuce {Lactuca virosa), though not in flower yet. 

 Three species of parasitic fungi were also taken. 



Mr. Edgar R. Waite, F.L.S., forwarded the following notes in the 

 Vertebrate Section : — Comparatively few birds were seen. This was 

 chiefly owing to the sameness of the country traversed, it being nearly 

 all woodland, hence the following birds were met with : — The Missel and 

 Song Thrushes, Blackbird, White-throat, Chiffchaff, Willow and Sedge 

 Warblers, Great and Blue Tits, Wren, Ring and Stock Doves. The fields 

 and hedgerows added to the list the Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Pied Wagtail, 

 Meadow and Tree Pipits, Yellow Bunting, Starling, Rook, Lark, Landrail, 

 and Lapwing; and the waterside supplied the Swallow, Martin, Sand 

 Martin, Water-hen, and Swift. The total list of birds, including the ever- 

 present Redbreast, Hedge Accentor, and House Sparrow, was 31, of 

 which 10 were migrants and 21 residents. Nests and eggs of 5 species 

 were found, and 4 species of young birds were seen. Of mammals, the 

 Water and Short-tailed Field Voles and the Rabbit were the only 

 representatives. 



Mr. W. E. Collinge collected and exhibited Limax maximus, L. agrestts, 



Vilrina pellucida, Hyalina cellarius, H. nitidulus, H. crystallinus, Helix 



fusca, H. nemoralis, S. hortensis, If. rufescens, H. hispida, H. concinna, 



Cyclostoma elegans. Of the latter form Boston Spa and district is the most 



northerly place where it is found in plenty. 



Exhibits : — 



Mr. Tom Atkinson showed a number of interesting Mosses and 

 flowering plants. 



Mr. William Nettleton exhibited under the microscope, Fungi parasitic 

 on the Lily of the Valley, and Peristome of Mosses. 



Mr. W. Clapham showed larvae of large Water Beetle {Dytiacus 

 marginalis), and several Marine Zoophytes. 



