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Northern Xcivs. 



unlike tlie males ; it occured to me that fig"iires of the most 

 'ikely parts for identification of this sex, of the one species 

 I have found, mig'ht be useful should other species turn 

 up; I have therefore figured the posterior part of a female, 

 shewing the genital acetabula with their plates — these seem to 

 be peculiar. The acetabula are very circular in figure, and 

 equal in size, the plates in which they are embedded are 



triangular, but are singular in that the)' almost embrace each 

 acetabulum, and the edge of each plate is in consequence 

 concave between each cup ; on the plate also there are a few 

 little hairs, which appear to differ in situation in different 

 specimens. The palpi, fig. 2, resemble those of Piona 

 (Lamellipes of Piersig), and the end part of the first leg is 

 much enlarged, and furnished with a large retractile double 

 claw, fig. 3. 



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With the December issue the Journal of Mnlacoloirv closes its career, 

 after having' been in existence fbr twelve years. The number of" natural 

 history maj^azines that have ceased during' the past few years is realh" 

 appalling-. 



An application was recently made to the Halifax Corporation for a grant 

 of/^i2opi-r finnuni towards the Banktirld Museum, 'fhc a|)|)liialion has 

 been declined, and the Committee naively decide ' seeing that Bankfield 

 Museum has now attained to the excellence which your memorialists admit, 

 the Committee think it should remain in that condition for some time imtil 

 more attention has been devoted to the Libraries.' 



Mr. H. v. Charlton reports thai on December 2olh last he shot a 

 ChifFchafF, 'an unaccountably (!| scarce bird in Northumberland,' at 

 at Cullercoates (January Zooloi^sl). In the same journal Mr. W. (lyng'ell 

 draws attention to the fact that he nevei" sees the 'I'wile in the moors near 

 .Scarborough, thougli they ;ire appari-ntly admirably suited to its habits. 

 Mr. Rosse Hulterfield also contributes some interesting notes on Cuckoo's 

 eggs being ile|)osiled \\\ nests of the 'i'wite. H»' can <|uite confirm the 

 vi-racilv of (another writer's) statemi-nl. ' No man in llu' North of Knglanil 

 has taken more eg'gs of the Twite in past years than he has !' 



Naturalist, 



