334 Yorkshire Naturalists at Malham. 



In the woods around the edge of, and above the Tarn (at 

 an altitude of 1350 feet or over), were the Mistle Thrush, Song 

 Thrush, Blackbird, Hedge Sparrow, Robin, \\'ren, Redstart, 

 Garden Warbler, Tree Creeper, Sedge Warbler,* Willow Warbler^ 

 Wood Warbler, Goldcrest, Bullfinch, f Chaffinch, House 

 Sparrow, Cuckoo, Pheasant f, Ring Dove, etc. In the valley 

 of the '.Aire below, the following (amongst other species) were 

 noted : — Dipper, Grey Wagtail,! Yellow Wagtail, Carrion 

 Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, House Martin and Kestrel. In a small 

 plantation near to the Tarn a nest of the Mistle Thrush was 

 seen, the exterior of which was composed almost entirely of 

 wool. 



Fishes. — A couple of fine large Trout taken from the Tarn, 

 were ' inwardly digested ' by a ' chosen few ' of the members. 

 Many large Perch were lying dead on the banks of the Tarn, 

 as is usual after the spawning season. 



Lepidoptera. — Mr. J. W. Carter writes : — The following 

 are the species worthy of note observed : — Imagines, Venilia 

 macularia, Emmelesia albulata, Cohemia ferrugata, Cidaria 

 silaceata ; larvae of Niidaria mundana and others. 



CoLEOPTERA. — Cychrus rostratiis, Leistus rufescens, N. gyllen- 

 hali, Corymbites capreus and its var. ceruginosus, Telephorus 

 ■pelkicidus, T. nigricans, and var. discoideiis, Cryptohypnus 

 yipariits, Dolopius marginatus, Chrysomela fasttiosa, Phytodecta 

 pallida, Phyllobius oblongus, P. tirticce, P. viridicollis, and twO 

 or three species which are as yet undetermined. 



Neuroptera and Trichoptera. — Mr. G. T. Porritt worked 

 the river Aire for Neuroptera and Trichoptera, and in the latter 

 order a very interesting species occurred, in the local Tinodes 

 dives. This species had only once previously been recorded for 

 Yorkshire, when Mr. Porritt took two specimens on the river 

 Wharfe at Grassington, on the Union's excursion there on 

 June 13th, 1891. At Malham it occurred in profusion. The- 

 other species noticed were all common, and included Chloroperla 

 grammatica, Nemoura meyeri, and A'^. cinerea in abundance ; 

 Perla cephalotes, Hemerobius micans, H. lutescens, H. subnebu- 

 losus, and Agapetus comatus. 



Arachnida. — Mr. Falconer writes: — 'The arachnologists had 

 a most successful day, twenty-eight species being added to the 

 local list. Two of these are also exceedingly good additions 

 to the araneidal fauna of the county. One, of which I secured 

 two females, the male not being in season, Lepty phantes angu- 



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