1520 The Zoologist — Januarv, 1869. 



Uie licad, neck and wiiig-coveits are of a greenish blue colour ; back chestnut ; under 

 wing-coverts pale bluish green ; quill-feathers of a rich blue; tail same hue as neck, 

 except the exterior feathers, which are furnished with black lips. A flight of great 

 spotted woodpeckers appears to have scattered all over the country within the last few 

 days : specimens have been received from Sutherlandshire, Ross-shire, Morayshire and 

 remote parts of Inverness-shire. One morning lately some storm petrels were observed 

 skimming along the water above the old wooden bridge. — Inverness Courier, 



" London Cod " in ike Severn. — There was a very fine fish, which I bought, caught 

 in the Severn near Woolaston, a few days since: the man who caught it called it a 

 " London cod : " it was very much like a salmon in make, being short and very thick. 

 It was a light bright-looking fish, very large eyes and thick leathery mouth. It weighed 

 16J fts., and was in very tine condiiion, and proved capital eating. I am told 

 that these fish have been frequently caught in the Severn, but this is the only one for 

 the last three years. As it is a fish quite unknown to me, perhaps some one of the 

 numerous readers of the 'Zoologist' will kindly put me in possession of its real name: 

 it is evidently only known in this neighbourhood as "London cod." — Edward Stoeet- 

 apple ; Cone Mill, Lydney, December 8, 1868. 



Bream-fiskiny in the Yare. — I i)cg to inclose the result of nine days' bream fishing 

 in the River Yare, at Cantley. The fish were all caught near the Red House Inn, 

 where the two fortunate fishermen were staying. The fish were carefully weighed at 

 the conclusion of each day's sport, commencing Tuesday, August 4. First day, 

 125tt)s.; second, ITitbs.; third, 117 lbs ; fourth, 85 tbs.; fifth, 66 ft>s.; sixth, 194ft>s. ; 

 seventh, 77 tbs.; eighth, 75 tbs.; ninth, 82 tbs. Total, 933 tbs. — *■ Field' Nen-spaper. 



Conyer Eels in (he Thames. — During the last few days a large number of conger 

 eels have made their appearance in the Thames. One caught at Woolwich Dockyard 

 weighed 48 tbs., and another caught in the Arsenal weighed 36 tbs. ; while a third, 

 caught by a gentleman off North Woolwich, weighed 28 tbs. 10 oz. — Newspaper 

 parayraph, November 14, 1868. 



Larye Conyer Eel in the Severn. — Conger eels are frequently caught in the Severn; 

 one of 53 tbs. weight was caught on Friday last near Woolaston. — Edward Sweet- 

 apple; November II, 1868. 



PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society. 

 November 16, 1868. — H. W. Bates, E^q., President, in the chair. 



Donations to the Library. 

 The following donations were announced, and thanks voted to the donors: — 

 'Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History,' Vol. xi., sheets 7 — 30; and 



