72 Sheppard: Yorkshire’s Contribution to Sctence. 
by H.S. Ward and H. J. Riley, who were printers and booksellers. 
It contains a number of short natural history articles, among 
which are several by Yorkshire naturalists. The journal was 
evidently the organ of the ‘ Practical Naturalists’ Society,’ a card 
of membership for which, with a list of Fellows and Members, 
Rules, and a list of books, are bound up with my copy. The 
membership card is signed by Percy Lund, President, and H. 
Snowden Ward, Secretary. From the preface to the volume we 
learn that ‘ At the end of our first year (which is also our last) . 
we take the sole responsibility for the failings which are so 
We hereby certify that Domeliy 
has been enrolled a Member of this Society 
this ua day of Pebsuary, 18L4 
Signed dor cy vip cu CO President. 
Ky, etd en Wea. Secretary. 
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No. on books AAS 3 
Reduced fac-simile of Membership Card of the Practical Naturalists’ Society. 
numerous in our little magazine... . We regret giving up what 
has been truly “‘a labour: of love,”’ but the work is too great for 
us.’ The preface was as true as it was candid. 
THE NATURALISTS’ WORLD. 
Mr. Scruton, in Turner’s Yorkshire Bibliographer, vol. I., 1888, 
pages 105-110, says: ‘ The Practical Naturalist was continued 
at Ilkley.’ This led me to look in that direction, and I find that 
another journal was certainly published at Ilkley, and in the 
preface, reference is made to ‘Our Practical Naturalists’ Society.’ 
Not a word, however, is said of the dead Practical Naturalist, and 
in every way the Ilkley publication must be locked upen as quite 
separate and distinct. 
No. 1 of the first volume was published in January, 1884. It 
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