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Holeus lanatus, and a little wool. For the East Riding of 
Yorkshire the only record is one by Mr. W. B. Brigham, of 
Driffield, that there are many about Neswick, near that place. 
He added that they store up for winter an immense amount of 
nuts, and remarked upon their beautiful eyes. In South 
Yorkshire Mr. C. J. E. Broughton reported it as occasionally 
found in the extensive woods at Wharncliffe, some parts of which 
are, I may add, in their pristine condition. Mr. George Roberts 
is my authority for stating that the species occurs at Bretton, 
near Wakefield, while Mr. J. H. Salter had not seen it about 
Ackworth, but had been told that it is found about Huddersfield. 
Probably this impression sprang from a perusal of Mr. Hobkirk’s 
‘History and Natural History of Huddersfield,’ where we read 
that it is rare at Storthes Hall Woods, and at Kirkheaton. 
Further north I can personally vouch for its occurring in small 
numbers in the coppices and woods of the Meanwood Valley, 
near Leeds, a considerable portion of which is within the limits 
of the parliamentary borough. I have seen various specimens 
from these woods during the past ten years. They have been 
found in West Woods, near Wetherby, Mr. John Emmet told me, 
but he had not heard of their appearance in late years. At 
Ryther, near Cawood, Mr. Walter Raine considered it not a scarce 
animal, a few being killed by the farmer’s sons annually during 
the nutting season; but at Aldborough, near Boroughbridge, Mr. 
H. Andrews considered it rare. In the North-western Fell (or 
hill) district it is found in several localities. In the woods about 
Hornby Castle, near Catterick, Mr. John Grassham’s father used 
to meet with it not uncommonly ; and at Middleham, in Wensley- 
dale, Dr. J. EK. Miller regarded it as pretty plentiful in the woods. 
It occurs near Fountains Abbey, as I was informed by the Rev. 
H. H. Slater, on the authority of Mr. Lickley, the Ripon bird- 
stuffer. This is confirmed by Mr. James Ingleby, of Eavestone. 
In Wharfedale a few are found in Bolton Woods, as I was 
informed by the late Mr. J. Petyt, the Duke of Devonshire’s 
agent there. In Airedale, Mr. George Bishop regarded it as 
very scarce about Skipton; and Mr. John T. Calvert expressed a 
similar opinion as to Keighley, in which neighbourhood he has 
known a few to have been taken in Houdin Wood. For the 
western slope of the Pennine range of hills there are two records 
to give, additional to that of Mr. Thomasson’s in last week’s 
