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zeal shown amongst the pupils in egg-collecting more specimens would 

 doubtless have been obtained. — John H. Willmore (Queen wood College, 

 Stockbridge, Hants). 



Honey Buzzard in Staffordshire. — A fine specimen of the Honey 

 Buzzard, Pemis apivorus, was shot in the Marquis of Anglesea's park at 

 Beau-Desert, Rugeley, Staffordshire, on the 27th July. It is a rare visitor 

 to the Midland Counties. — J. S. Elliott (Bourne Street, Dudley). 



KEPTILES. 



Palmated Newt in Carnarvonshire. — In June, 1887, I found this 

 species in some numbers in two shallow pools of water at the top of the 

 cliffs in Porth Ceiriad, a small bay about eight miles S.W. of Pullheli ; 

 and on the 24th of May last I took the specimens sent herewith, at the 

 same place. So far as I kuow, Molge palmata has not been recorded 

 previously for any county iu Wales. — Chas. Oldham (Ashton-on-Mersey). 



FISHES. 



The Twaite Shad on the Cornish Coast. — A specimen of the Twaite 

 Shad, Clupea finta, was taken in a draw-seiue off St. Michael's Mount, 

 on the 25th August last. The fish is rare in our waters (much rarer 

 than its congener the Allice Shad, Clupea alosa), and therefore I note 

 it. This specimen weighed five pounds twelve ounces, and is set up 

 for the collection of Lord St. Levan at the Mount. — Thomas Cornish 

 (Penzance). 



[According to R. Couch, the Twaite Shad is found in the west of 

 Cornwall in rather large numbers towards the latter part of the summer 

 Pilchard fishery, and early in the autumn Mackerel fishery, and is frequently 

 taken iu Mackerel drift-nets off Scilly, moving E. or N.E. — Ed.] 



SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 



Entomological Society of London. 



September 5, 1888. — Dr. D. Sharp, F.L.S., President, iu the chair. 



Mr. M. Stanger Higgs, of St. Leonard's, Gloucester, was elected a 

 Fellow of the Society. 



Dr. Sharp mentioned that he had received, through Prof. Newton, a 

 collection of Coleoptera from St. Kilda, consisting of Carabus catemdatus (1), 

 Nebria brevicollis (12), N. gyllenhalii (3), Calathus cisteloides (20), Pris- 

 tonychus terricola (1), Pterostichus nigrita (71), Ft. niger (31), Amara 

 aulica(k), Ocypus olens (1). The species being nearly all large Geodephaga, 



