Sheppard : Hull's Contribution to Science. 311 



was an account of the 600 odd species of microscopic forms 

 oi life known as Diatoms, written in conjunction with Mr. 

 F. W. Mills, F.R.M.S., and was based on the list formerly 

 printed by Georg^e Norman. This is unquestionably one of the 

 finest local lists ever issued, and has the unique feature of an 

 illustration of every species enumerated. Ag'ain on the Natural 

 History side, Mr. E. W. Wade, an enthusiastic ornitholog^ist, 

 has issued an account of the 'Birds of Bempton Cliffs,' 

 illustrated by numerous photog'raphs taken by himself whilst 

 dangiing- at the end of a rope over the edg-e of those steep chalk 

 cliffs. Of the working"-man type of naturalist, Hull has a local 

 ' Thomas Edwards ' in Mr. J. W. Boult, a working" stonemason. 

 Mr. Boult has taken a gfreat interest in entomolog^y, and the 

 enthusiastic manner in which he has pursued his hobby reflects 

 every credit upon him. Thoug'h the nature of his occupation 

 necessitates his being- at work at very early hours, this does not 

 debar him from frequently being- out even still earlier in search 

 of his wing-ed friends, nor prevent him from spending all nig-ht 

 in the woods ' sug-aring-.' His collection at the present time is 

 an exceedingfly valuable one, and it is perhaps worth mentioning- 

 that some years ago he supplied the Yorkshire College with 

 a very fine series of British lepidoptera. He has prepared an 

 account of the lepidoptera of the Hull district.* Other Hull 

 writers who have contributed to local natural science are : Mr. 

 H. M. Foster, a scientific angler ; Mr. N. F. Dobree, who has 

 devoted his attention to the Nocture ; Messrs. T. Stainforth and 

 H. E. Johnson, enthusiastic coleopterists ; Mr. T. Audas, 

 a vice-president of the local Field Club and an enthusiastic 

 ornithologist ; and the late C. W. Russell, another ' working- 

 man ' naturalist, who was the first to give an account of East 

 Yorkshire coleoptera, and whose exceptionally fine specimens 

 now adorn the local collection in Albion Street. 



In the geological field, Mr. J. W. Stather, the secretary of 

 the local Geological Society, has accomplished much good work, 

 a small proportion of which has been placed ow record in the 

 Transactions of his Society. In the same publication will be 

 found notes by Dr. Walton, Mr. W. H. Crofts, and others on 

 interesting local geological topics. 



The names just enumerated by no means represent a com- 

 plete list of the local workers in natural science. There are 

 others equally enthusiastic, although they have preferred using 



* This has been printed in the Transactions of the Hull Scientific and 

 Field Naturalists' Club. 

 1903 August I. 



