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point out in the lists they have severally furnished for the purpose of this summary, 

 a goodly numlier of interesting grit-stone preferring, shade-loving and hygrophilous 

 plants are found in Balderdale, and most of those whose names follow may be 

 found in bloom : — Trollhis, Stellaria uemoriim, Saxifraga gramilata, Parnassia 

 (but too early), Rosa spinosissinia (last field before Tees), Epilobiitni angiistifoliiiin, 

 Valeriana dioica, Solidago Virgaurea, Lathraa sqnamaria, Tencrium Scorodonia, 

 Orchis viascula and {latifoUa, open boggy pastures, F.A. L. ), Habenaria hifolia, H. 

 chlorantha (F.A.L. ), Listcra Nidits-avis, Epipactis latifolia. Primula farinosa. 

 The dale is a good one for P'erns, and the following have all been found. The 

 Lastrea recurva near Hury. it ,vould be as well to re-examine ; it is additional to 

 Mr. Baker's 'North Yorkshire,' (old ed.). Polypodium phcgopteris, P. dryopteris, 

 Aspidium angulare, A. lobatuiii, Lastrea reaerva (near Hury), Asplenium adianhim- 

 nigrum, A. viride, Lycopodiiim clavatitm, L. selago. Mr. Hy. Waud's list of plants 

 found near Cotherstone, mostly by the junction of the Balder with the Tees, includes 

 Saxifraga aizoides, S. granulata, Ribes petrcctitn, Pyrola minor, and Myrrhis. 



Mosses and Hepatics.— Mr. M. B. Slater, F.L.S., writes that in Baker's 

 'North Yorkshire' Orthotrichwii vivulare and Rhynchostegium depfessiiin are cited 

 as found near Cotherstone, and adds that the Tees valley is rich in mosses and 

 hepatics, and the season is a favourable one for collecting the spring fruiting mosses 

 also the hepaticte. We may observe that the shady sides of walls and damp places 

 by the stream-side, also trunks of trees in shady places, are the best habitats for 

 mosses. Hepatics prefer sheltered moist glens where drying winds do not penetrate, 

 and some of the rarer ones are found often in the vicinity of waterfalls. 



The following are some of the rarer species that are to be met with in Teesdale; 

 it is fairly certain that the greater portion mentioned should be found also in the 

 Balderdale tributary of the Tees. Mosses. — Antitrichia airtipendtda, Bai-bida 

 vinealis, B. riiralis, B, torttiosa, Bryiim albicans. B. alpimun, B. obconicum, and 

 B. pallescens, Dic7anti>n fuscescens, D. majus, TJlota driimviondii, Orthotrichiitn 

 obhisifolium, 0. stramineiun , O. rtipestre, O. puichelhitn, Amblystegium spnecei, 

 Pterogoiiiitm gracile, Honiomalhun incurvatum, Hyp7itim giganttiim. Hepatics. 

 —Juns,erma7iia haittriensis, J. laxifolia,J. lyoni, J. incisa, J. cordifolia, J. triobi- 

 nata, Scapania neinorosa, S. eqiiiloba, Poi ella lonngata, P . platyphylla, Plagiochila 

 spinulosa, Mdzgeria conjtigata, M. pubescens, Preissia coniimitata. 



Mr. R. Barnes writes that Orthotiichiim riviilare, Hyp7uim 7)udti/loru7ii Tayl., 

 H. restip7>iatu7ii Wils., a.x\d Jtmge7?7ia7tia polya7ithos are mentioned for the Dale in 

 Spruce's list, and that Gy7tinosto7)iu7/i ten7ie, Dicranella riifesce7is, D. schrebc7-i, 

 Trichosto7iiui)i iuiidu7ii, 07-ihoti-ichti77i sti'a7/ii7ieii7ii, B7yu7>i C07ici7i7iatu7/i, B. 

 Iac7-7tstre, and Ba7ira7/iia ithyphylla which occur in Deepdale, should also be found. ' 



Lichens. — No records available. 



Fungi. — No records. Any specimens met with should be sent to Mr. Charles 

 Crossland, 4, Coleridge Street, Halifax. 



Algae.— No records. Tubes should be sent to Mr. W. West, F.L.S., 15, 

 Horton I.ane, Bradford, who is preparing an Alga-Flora of Yorkshire for publica- 

 tion, and notes that this is a district for which he has no material. 



VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.— The Vertebrate section will be repre- 

 sented by one of its Secretaries, Mr. Oxley Grabham, M A., M.B.O.U. 



Birds. — Lists have been furnished by Mr. J. W. Geldard, of Darlington ; Mr. 

 Joseph Wearmouth, of Ravenstonedale (formerly resident in Upper Teesdale) ; 

 Mr. Little (native of Barnard Castle, whose father and himself have collected eggs 

 in the district for many years) ; Mr. Borrowdale, of Barnard Castle, and Mr. Chip- 

 chase, of Cotherstone. Altogether notes are given of about 108 birds. Characteristic 

 of the district are such as the Red and Black Grouse, Golden Plover, Redshank, 

 Dunlin, Curlew, Ring Ouzel, Short-eared Owl, and Merlin of the moorlands, and 

 the Dipper and Sandpiper of the stream sides. Woodpeckers are scarce, and among 

 the more uncommon species included In the lists are the ' Wall Creeper,' Grass- 

 hopper Warbler, ' Marsh Warbler,' Reed Warbler, Mealy Redpoll, Tree Sparrow, 

 Cirl Bunting, Rockdove, Storm Petrel, Pied Flycatcher, Dotterel, Goldfinch' 

 Stonechat, Common and Rough-legged Buzzards, Goldcrest, Creeper, Waxwing, 

 Wood Lark, Hawfinch, Crossbill, etc. Of water birds are noted the Lesser- 

 Grebe, Moorhen, Coot, Wild Duck, and Water Rail. 



