CiRC, 144. 



Crow, Rook, Royston Crow, Swift, Kightjar, Woodpeckeis, Kingfisher, Cuckoo, 

 Barn and Short-eared Owls, Stock Dove, Pheasrant, Partridge, Corn Crake. Peewit, j- 

 Woodcock, Snipe, Heron, Wild Duck, Water Hen, etc. 



Reptiles and Fishes. — Mr. Edwin Payne, of Tadcaster, notes that Sahnon. 

 occasionally occur, their only hindrance being the pollution of the Ouse below the- 

 junction of the Aire ; Trout are in the shallows near the Weir and Tadcaster 

 Bridge ; and other fish found are Pike, Chub, Barbel, Roach, Dace, Gudgeon, 

 Eels, Flounders, Bleak, Minnow, Millers'-thumb, etc. 



"^^ CONCHOLOGY.— The Rev. T. Ainsworlh Erode, of Yoik, has visited 

 Stutton several times in search of shells, and has found the following in profusion : — 

 Helix rujescens, with vars. mbens, alba, and albocincta, in hedgerow close to Stutton^ 

 Station ; Heiix caniiana veiy abundant in lane between wincmill and large quarry;. 

 Clausula laminata, very fine, in a small quarry near the big farm. In this quarry 

 there is abundance of the Deadly Nightshade, Atropa Belladonna. Clausilia 

 bidentata {rugosa) is very common in Jackdaw Crag Quariy ; in this same large 

 quarry also occur Helix horli7isis var. aienicola and very fine specimens of H. 

 nitnoralis ; H. asper.a is abundant, but it is difficult to get a good shell, as they 

 all seem much weather-maiked. In the farther quarry, of which the end isguarded 

 by a wall, he has found exceptionally fine shells of H. niinoralis, and some few 

 Btdiiinnus ol)Sftn-ns. Among the smaller shells are to be found some of the 

 Hyalinia, and Helix rottmdata, and H. hispida. As far as he knows H. virgaia 

 occurs but sparingly, and he has some recollection of having taken a few shells- 

 of H. pulchella. He has not starched lor water tnails, but there should be 

 some in the low-lying parts near the river. 



Mr. William Nelson has taken Liimiaa glabra, Plavorbis spirorbis, Physa 

 hypnortwi, F. fontinalis, and L. peregra in ponds and ditches close to Church 

 Fenton Station, Vittina and Claj(silia rugosa at Stutton, and CI. lamtitata, CI. 

 rugosa, Helix caniiana, H. asptrsa, and a Vertigo about Towton. 



Mr. J. Hawkins, of York, has taken the following shells at Tadcaster, but he- 

 does not indicate which occur in the district marked out for the day's investigations : — 

 Anodcnta cygnea, A. anatina, Unio ttiviidus, Ltvinaa anricularia, L. siagnalis, 

 L. truticahila, L. petegra, ISIeiitinaJluviatilis, Planoibis cornetts, I', compianatus^ 

 P. spirorbis, Physa fotttinalis, P. hypno7um, Paludina vivipaia. Helix aspersa. H.. 

 ijemo7'alis , H. arbustorzim, H. cantiana, H. virgaia vars. alba and sjib7itaritniia, 

 H. rtijescens, H. hispida, H. rotundata. Pupa marginata, Clausilia rugosa^ 

 Bitlimus obscurus, and Helix pukhetla. H. fusca has also been taken. 



ENTOMOLOGY. — There does not appear to have been any Entomological 

 work done in this particular distiict. 



Lepidoptera. — No available records. Coleoptera. — No records. 



Trichoptera. — Mr. G. T. Porritt, r.L.S., notes that Trichopterists should work 

 especially ior the local CEcetn ticiaia, which Mr. F. G. Binnie recorded as occurring, 

 abundantly on the River Wharfe, at U adcaster ; he also recorded the interesting 

 Leptocertis oibijrcns frcm the same locality. Mr Binnie's list should be referred to- 

 for the names of other species (Nat., Nov. 1897, pp. 349 — 351). 



PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS.— 



4-45 p.m. — Meat Tea, 2/- each 1 



5-30 p.m. — Sectional Meetings > All at the Londesborough Hotel, Tadcaster, 

 1 5 "45 P-™- — General Meeting ) 



Trains leave Tadcaster 6-28 for York, Scarborough, Hull, etc. ; 6-31 for Leeds,. 

 Harrogate, Thirsk, etc. 



A CONVERSAZIONE, 7-0 to 9-30 p.m., at the Londesborough Hotel, 



will follow the meetings, when there will be various local exhibits, including a liv- 

 ing Badger caught at Tadcaster. Mr. \V. Callum, B.A. , will read a short paper on. 

 the Roman Station of Calcaria. Mr. G. F. Tindall will give a short account of the 

 Substrata and Well-borings of Tadcaster town and neighbourhood, and members 

 [ generally are requested to bring interesting exhibits. 



The last trains leave Tadcaster at S-56 p.m. for Harrogate. Ripon, Thirsk,. 

 Leeds, etc. ; 9-9 p.m. for Church P'enton, Voik, etc. ; and 9-46 p.m. lorWeiherby 

 and Leeds. 



