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bursaria, Stentor miillen, Pterodina patina. Pond in Four- Acre Glebe Field, 

 belonging to Rev. F. W. Peel, between Owston and Burghwallis — Pliiinatdla 

 repens. Thorpe Brick Yard Pond (disused) — Volvox globator (m abundance), 

 Pediastrtc?n boryatmm, Canthocamptns mimctiis, Himantophoriis charon, Trache- 

 locei'ca viridis, Melicerta (cases in abundance), Siephanoceros eichornii (once). 



Conchology. 



Dr. Lankester's 1842 shell-list was as follows : — • Paliidina vivipara. Madder 

 Close ; P. contecta, ditches near Askern Pool (now extinct) ; Bythinia teiitaculata 

 and B. leachii, Askern Pool ; Helix aspersa, very common ; li. hortensis, Camp- 

 sali, rare ; H. nemoralis and H. hispida, common ; H. rufescens, lanes near Askern ; 

 H. virgata, roadsides, common ; H. rotundata, Zojiites nifidulus, Z. litcidits, Z. 

 crystallimis, and Z. piu-tis, Campsall Woods ; Succiftea putris and S. pfeifferi 

 (? elegans), Askern Pool ; Zua lubrica and Vertigo edentula, Campsall Woods ; 

 LimncEa stagnalis, ditches ; Z. aiij-irularia, Askern Pool ; (Z. peregra not men- 

 tioned) ; Carychiwn niinimu?n, Campsall ; VitriJia pelliicida, Campsall Woods ; 

 Ancylus lacustris, Campsall Lake ; Planorbis cornens, P. carinatics, and P. »ia7-gi- 

 nat}is, Askern Pool ; P. imbricatus, Campsall Lake ; Sphariicm conteiim and 

 Pisidiiwi amnicum, Askern Ditches. 



Vertebrate Zoology. 



Mammalia. — -The Polecat, Weasel, Stoat, Fox, Hare, Rabbit, Mole, Hedge- 

 hog, Long-eared and Noctule Bats came under Lankester's observation. Of the 

 last-named nine were taken from an old tree at Sutton. The Squirrel at one time 

 lived in great numbers on the beech trees at Campsall, but now [1842J seldom if 

 ever seen there. The common species of Shrews and Mice are plentiful, also the 

 Brown Rat and Water Vole. — Lankester, 1842. 



Birds. — Campsall Hall was formerly the residence of Mr. Neville Wood, by 

 whom 102 species were noted there — and 10 more were observed near Askern by 

 Mr. Mellor. The species selected for mention by Lankester were : — Golden Eagle 

 (one shot at Campsall), Rough-legged Buzzard (shot at Askern), Long-eared Owl 

 (common in Campsall Park), Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Reed and Grasshopper 

 Warblers, Lesser Whitethroat, Brambling, Lesser Redpole, Nutcracker [? Nuthatch], 

 Green Sandpiper (all at Campsall, rare), Nightingale (Owston Woods), Garden 

 Warbler, Wood Wren, Longtailed Titmouse (all common at Campsall), Wood 

 Lark (Campsall, rather uncommon), Cirl Bunting (one shot near Campsall), Haw- 

 finch (Askern), Crossbill (Burghwallis and Campsall, thought to breed, but the fact 

 not well authenticated). Hooded Crow, Green Woodpecker (both rare), Great 

 Spotted Woodpecker (occasionally seen). Roller (two shot near Askern), Golden 

 Plover (rather common). Heron, Crested Grebe, Bean Goose, Little Grebe (Askern, 

 scarce). Solitary .Snipe (Sutton Common), Whistling Swan (Campsall Lake), 

 Shoveller (Askern Pool), Black-throated Diver (two shot on Askern Pool), Com- 

 mon Teal, and Wigeon (Askern — not uncommon). — Lankester, 1842. 



Reptiles. — Ringed Snake, frequent in the fields on the limestone hills ; Blind- 

 worm and Viper, rare ; Frog and Toad, numerous ; Common Lizard, rather scarce ; 

 Warty Eft or Newt in large numbers in a pond at Campsall, but never observed in 

 the pool at Askern. — Lankester, 1842, p. 68. 



Fish. — The most numerous is the Rudd or Red Eye {Leiicisctis erythivphthai- 

 mics). The Roach (Z. rjitili(s) is next to it in abundance, and sometimes confounded 

 with it. The Dace (Z. vidgai-is) in Campsall Lake in small quantity. The Carp- 

 bream [Abramis brafnd) plentiful there. A smaller species, the White Bream (^A. 

 bliccd), still more numerous there, Lankester conjectures to be young A. brama. 

 The Perch (^Perca fluviatilis) has been taken of a very large size from Askern Pool, 

 and in point of frequency is next to the Rudd and Roach. The Pike {Esox lucii/s) 

 is found both at Campsall and Askern ; one taken in the Pool weighed upwards 

 of 20 lbs. The Broadnosed and Sharpnosed Eels (^Angicilla latirosiris and A. acuti- 

 rostris) inhabit Campsall Lake. The ditches and pools abound with Sticklebacks 

 of four species {Gasterosteus acideatus, G. trachiii-iis^ G. semiarmatits and G. piingi- 

 tius). The Bullhead or Miller's Thumb (C(7^'i'«.r^»(!i/(?) is in only one locality — a 

 brook at Norton. — Lankester, 1842, p. 67. 



Programme of Meetings. 



5. o— Meat Tea 2/- each | ^jj ;^ ^^^ ^ ^^^^^ attached to the Swan Hotel, 



S-45— Sectional Meetmgs | ^ Askern 



6-30 — General Meeting ) 



