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The birds or nests noted were : nightingale {Dai/ lias luscinia), 

 cuckoo (Cucnlus canorns), lapwing {Vanellus cristata), starling 

 {Sfurnus vulgaris), jackdaw {Corvi/s mo/ieditia), thrush {Titrdi/s 

 musicus), blackbird {Tuidiis fneriila), hedge-sparrow {Accentor niodu- 

 laris). A single specimen of the ringed snake {Tropidonotus natrix) 

 was found. 



The Coleoptera were more abundant than anything else^ and the 

 list from the hon. curator (Mr. West), included fifty-five species, 

 all generally common in the South of England. Mr. Ashby gives 

 seven additional species, and I believe others were taken by Messrs. 

 Ansorge, Ashdown, and Priske ; but these gentlemen have not yet 

 reported. Mr. West also took three species of Hemiptera, all common. 

 Respecting the Lepidoptera, Mr. Turner again devoted attention 

 to the Coleophora, and he contributes the following notes : 



" Among the group of the " Micro "-Lepidoptera the genus 

 Cokophora, to which I devoted my attention during the ramble, was 

 represented by the following species : C. solitariel/a : larvae and cases 

 in considerable numbers on its food-plant, Stellaria ho/ostea, in the 

 lane leading from the northern end of the common east of the railway. 

 Its congener C. olivaccei/a, however, did not put in an appearance. 

 C. ge?iist(B ; larvae and cases were common on the Genista anglica, 

 after crossing the line to the west. C. ccespititiella ? and C. 

 glaucicolella ? were in countless numbers on the two species of 

 rush growing in the swampy portions of the common to the east 

 of the line after re-crossing. C. fiiscedinella ; this species was 

 brought to me by various members, and, as usual, beaten out of 

 various bushes — sloe, white thorn, birch, elm, etc. C. grypliipennelia, 

 one case beaten from rose by Mr. Edwards, who also met with 

 numerous larvae of C. nigricella while beating sloe. Four fine cases of 

 C. curriicipeunclla were met with on birch by Mr. Sich and myself, 

 after considerable searching. Other species were looked for, such as 

 C. lutipennelle, on oak, and C. albicosta on furze, but without success. 

 Even the common C. niitrinipen/iella, one of the earliest to emerge, 

 and which should have been flying over the wood rush {Luzi/la), was 

 conspicuous by its absence. As a whole the representatives were 

 decidedly scarce as compared with other years." 



Mr. A. W. Dods took a pair of Lophopteryx camelina in cop., and 

 larvae oiMiselia oxyacantha;. Mr. B. Stonell's labours with the beating 

 tray were rewarded by larvae oi N. cuciillatclla (common), P. pedaria 

 (common), H. defoliaria, H. aurantiaria (common), M. oxyacanthce 

 (one), M. margarita?-ia (one), also Cheimatobia horeata and C. 

 hrumata. Mr. k%\\h'^ x^\)Ox\?, Fanagra petraria. 



The ramble finished up at Epsom, where twenty-six members and 

 friends took tea together. 



