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rushes, was seen in plenty ; unless great care be taken to keep 
the rush stems very moist, this delightful little Disco., ;3, to 
xk inch across its disc, disappears before it can be examined. 
Likely places proved most prolific in micro species when care- 
fully investigated. 
The rose rust Phragmidium  subcorticatum—/Zcidospore 
stage—was common on wild rose bushes. 
(To be continued). 
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FIELD NOTES. 
BIRDS. 
Dunlin in Wharfedale.— Whilst watching several common 
Sandpipers feeding on the shore of a tarn on the moors above 
Burley, in Wharfedale, I had the pleasure of seeing an adult 
male Dunlin, in full summer plumage, feeding in the shallow 
water round the edge of the tarn. The bird at intervals uttered 
its characteristic love call, which was uttered by the bird whilst 
standing in the water. Mr. W. H. Hudson speaks of this call 
as being ‘uttered in the air, or as the bird descends to earth 
with set, motionless wings and expanded tail.’ On visiting the 
tarn two days later I found that it was still there, and I am 
inclined to think that there may have been a nest somewhere 
near; but not being able to spare the time, I could not make 
a thorough search.—S. Hote, Leeds, May 30th, 1907. 
Quail in East Yorks.—A Quail was picked up on the 4th of 
June under the telegraph wires at Buckton, East Yorks.—E. W. 
Wabpe, Hull. 
Note on the Cuckoo.—On May 24th, about 7 a.m., I saw a 
Cuckoo carrying an egg inher bill. I had her under observation 
for about an hour, during which time some Meadow Pipits were 
chasing her away from their nests. No doubt she was trying 
to deposit her egg in one of them, but the Pipits were successful 
in driving her away.—W. Whitson, Skipton-in-Craven. 
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LEPIDOPTERA. 
Eupithecia coronata in Yorkshire.—On June 7th and 8th, 
in a large wood on the outskirts of Sheffield, I took three 
specimens of £. coronata. This species has hitherto only 
been recorded for Yorkshire as having occured at Scarbro’ 
on the authority of Stainton’s Manual. Its usual food plant, 
1907 July 1. 
