CiRC. No- 62. 



Lepidoptera. — Nothing appears to be known as to the lepidop- 

 terous fauna of Flamborough headland, but there is Httle doubt that 

 the Danes' Dyke and the little sheltered nooks of the cliffs harbour 

 many species of interest. 



Conchology. 



The Rev. W. C. Hey, M.A., writes that he has explored the Flam- 

 borough district pretty thoroughly for land and freshwater shells. It 

 is very rich in individuals, and moderately so in species. Of Helix 

 aspersa, vars. exalbida and conoidea occur by the road to Bridlington 

 Quay. H. riifescetis abounds ; the white variety used to occupy a 

 part of Danes' Dyke. H. virgata^ H. caperata, H. erketorum, and 

 its white variety occur near chalk pits, &c. If. cantiana frequents 

 Bempton lanes. H. nemoralis, H. ho7-tensis, and II. hybrida abound 

 in many handsome varieties. Biilimus obscurus, Clausilia ritgosa, 

 Pupa umbih'cafa, are at Speeton and Flamborough. Succineas 

 abound in wet places near the cliff, chiefly in small forms. Zonites 

 cellartus, Z. alliarius, and Z. radiatulus are in copses. limncBa glabra 

 abounds in grassy pools near Danes' Dyke. L. paliistris is common, 

 but small, except at Bridlington. Ancyhis lacustris and Flafiorbis 

 albus are in ponds near the cliff, the latter very fine. P. corneiis and 

 P. nitidiis are perhaps not nearer than Bridlington. Physa fontinalts 

 is a prevailing species. IttJincza peregra is grand in Buckton Pond. 

 The arboreal habits of Helix nemoralis, during the pairing season, 

 may at times be well seen in Danes' Dyke {vide Rimmer's Land and 

 Freshwater Shells, page ii8). 



Vertebrate Zoology. 



Birds. — The cliffs of Flamborough, north of the headland, are 

 noted as the most extensive and densely inhabited breeding resort of 

 sea-fowl in England. Guillemots, Puffins, Razorbills, and Kittiwakes 

 nest in countless multitudes, and are this season reported as more 

 numerous than ever, and this vast nursery will be seen to its greatest 

 advantage on the day of the meeting. Mixed with these are numer- 

 ous Rock and Stock Doves, Jackdaws, Starlings, and House Martins, 

 a few Carrion Crows, Kestrels, and Swifts. On the broken ground 

 on the margin of the cliffs south of the headland the Rock Pipit is a 

 common species. 



Marine Fishes. — The rock-pools harbour numerous littoral 

 species of Gobiidse, Blenniidae, &c., and at various times numerous 

 rare forms, including abyssal and pelagic species, have been captured 

 off the headland or cast ashore in its numerous small bays. 



Marine Zoology and Botany. 



The Rev. W. C. Hey writes that the marine shells include Fusus 

 gracilis and P. antiqtius, Murex erinaceus (dead only), Pholas crispata 

 (near Danes' Dyke), Chiton marginatus, Saxicava rugosa, Trochus 

 cinerarius, and T. tufnidus, &c. ; and that seaweeds are fine and 

 numerous, e.g., Chylocladia ai'ticulata (Robin Lythe's Hole), Rhody- 

 menia jubata, R. palmata, Nitophyllutn lauratutn, Himanthalia lorea^ 

 Delesseria sanguinea, D. alata {on Iainifiaria),D.hypoglottis, Griffithsia 

 seiacea, &c. 



Programme of Meetings. 



4-0 —Tea 2/- each \ ^jj ^^ Qraffin's North Shore PaviUon, 



5-0 — Sectional Meetings > -d • jt ^ r\ 



„ 1 TVT .• ( Bridlington Quay. 



5-30 — General Meeting ) t. -<. y 



