170 Booth: Nesting of the Grasshopper Warbler. 
did our best, although I must admit it was something akin to 
elephants chasing fieldmice in a jungle.! As a result of the 
successful nesting of this pair of birds there was a possibility 
of up to fourteen birds leaving for their winter quarters. It 
will be interesting to note if any will return to such a secure 
nesting spot ; or will they behave in their usual manner, and 
‘give ita miss?’ Time willsoon show. I must pay a com- 
plment to the local ornithologists. The first nest was visited 
by almost every lover of birds in the Bradford district, and was 
never disturbed in any way ; although the ground just around 
was nearly worn bare. When the second nest was found I 
asked Mr. Longbottom to keep the matter quiet, as now we 
could learn something of value. 
In publishing these notes it was at first thought better to 
keep the place of nesting secret ; but later we decided to give 
full particulars ; as that part of the park is semi-private. In 
case any of the birds should return this season arrangements 
have already been made by the Wild Birds’ and Eggs’ Pro- 
tection Acts Committee of the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union 
to see that they are not disturbed, and anyone caught inter- 
fering with either the birds or their eggs, will not receive either 
sympathy or leniency. I have to thank Mr. J. H. Priestly 
for the use of a photograph of the actual nest. For the remain- 
der I will leave Mr. Longbottom’s notes (extracted from his 
note-book under three headings) to speak for themselves. 
(To be continucd). 
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The Tvansactions and Proceedings of the Perthshive Society of Natural 
Science, Vol. VI., part 2, contains among other items a well illustrated 
paper on ‘ The Evolution of Plant Life on a Haughland,’ by H. Coatcs. 
There is also an excellent portrait of the late A. M. Rodger, who was 
Curator of the Perth Museum from 1895 to 1914. 
The Annual Report and Transactions of the Manchester Microscopical 
Society for 1914 have just been issued. Among the contents we notice 
the President s address by Prof. F. E. Weiss on ‘ Aquatic Plants.’ Other 
items are: ‘A Note on Simulium,’ by Henry Garnett; ‘Odd Thoughts 
from a Naturalist’s Note Book,’ by F. G. George ; ‘ Pertpatoides orientalis,’ 
by Harry Yates; ‘Spiders,’ by H. G. Willis ; and some notes on ‘ Micro- 
Organisms found in Manchester Corporation Drinking Water,’ by E. 
Batty. A number of valuable plates accompany the report, which is 
sold at 1s. 6d. (84 pages). 
Volume XVI., part 1 of the Tvansactions of the Hertfovdshive Natural 
History Society and Field Club is entirely devoted to an elaborate and 
well illustrated paper on ‘ Roads and Travel before Railways in Hertford- 
shire,’ by Sir Herbert G. Fordham. Part 2 contains papers on ‘ Cultivation 
and Manufacture of Woad, and Manufacture of Gun Flints, by Charles 
Oldham ; ‘ Rhyssa persuaovia, the Ichneumon of the Giant Saw-fly,’ by 
A. E. Gibbs; ‘Skulls of the Wild Boar from the Roman Level at St. 
Albans,’ by G. E. Bullen; and papers on Birds, Plants, Butterflies, 
Geology and Meteorology of the county. 

Naturalist, 
