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of their undertaking-, and on the manner in which they have 

 dealt with such a larg^e amount of material. They expressly 

 point out tliat the first year's work can only be regfarded as 

 approximate, and that they are unwilling' to generalise to any 

 great extent on the results. They desire to carry on the work 

 for a number of years, and hope to take in hand the autumn 

 migratory movements as well, at some future time. All 

 interested in the migrations of birds will wish them success, 

 and for our part we should like to see similar reports added 

 for Scotland at least, which would show the further northern 

 movements of many species. 



Some significant facts, brought to light by this investigation 

 (subject of course to confirmation by future years' reports), are 

 that certain birds, including the Tree Pipit, Whinchat, Redstart, 

 Lesser Whitethroat, and Red-backed Shrike, which are rare or 

 imknown in Ireland, were found to enter England on the south- 

 east coast only. On the other hand, the Ring Ouzel, Garden 

 Warbler, Swift, and Landrail, appear to have arrived solely on 

 the western half of the south coast. It would be interesting if 

 these observations could be confirmed. Unfortunately the two 

 most important counties for noticing the first arrivals on our 

 shores (Kent and Cornwall) were practically without observers. 

 We trust the committee will be able to remedy this serious 

 defect in the future. Recorders were also rather sparse in the 

 Midland Counties, including Norfolk, a most important county 

 for the purpose. Yorkshire was represented by about nine 

 recorders, who were fairly well distributed over the county. 



For the purpose of recouping part of the necessarily heavy 

 expenses, the ' Report ' has been issued to the public. The text 

 is ablv and clearly written. 



At a rt'Cfiil iiieelii\tc of the LaiicashiiT aiul Clu'sliire Enloinoloj;ical 

 Society a ]japer was read by Mr. W. Mansbridj^c upon sonic of tlic niicro- 

 lepidoptera of the Liverpool district. About twenty species were dealt with, 

 somi' of thcin new to the county list. Anionic the more inlcrestintf records was 

 that of the inoth Myclois ceratonite and its al)cnalion firycrcUn with an inter- 

 mediate form ; these were bred from larv,-c found in dates purcliased in 

 Liverpool. Another interesting^ insect was a specimen of Diorvctria ahictclla 

 — a very dark form captured in Delamere Forest. A bred series of the local 

 tortrix, Pcroiiea permutana from Wallasey, was also referred to by the author, 

 who exliibited most of the species noted in illustration of his paper. Other 

 exhibits were a series of Scninsia Ji'<r/>fni/i/ii, bred b\- .Mi\ G. L. Cox, (Vom 

 larv.-e found in cherry bark at Oxton ; Mr. K. ). H. Sop]), K. K.S., the exotic 

 cockroaclies Syctibora holoscricca and I'unchlora vircsccns from the ship 

 ianal docks at Manchester. 



Naturalist, 



