CiRC. 148. 



BOTANY.— 



Flowering Plants. — Mr. F. Batley writes that the season is very late for 

 flowering plants, still some interesting work should be done, the following amongst 

 many others occurring along the line of the proposed route : — Iinpatidis Noli-me 

 .tangere, Malva inoschata, Galium tricornc, Alyrrhis odorata, Draba vei'ua, Arabis 

 Thaliana, Menyanthes t'ifoliata, Myosotis palustris, Verbascutn Thapsus, Ve)-bena 

 ■officinalis, Sctitellaria galeriailata, Polygonum, amphibium, Adoxa moschatellina. 

 Polygonum Bis/oiia, Galeobdolon litteum, Betonica officinalis, Myosotis versicolor, 

 Valeriana officinalis, Plantago media, Myriophyllum spicatum, Epipactis laiifolia, 

 Paris quadrifolia, Petasites vulgaris. 



Mosses and Hepatics. — No records. 



Lichens. — No records. 



Fungfi. — A full list of the species collected in 1897 at the Fungus Foray, held 

 Sept. 18-20, given in the Naturalist of that year, pp. 341-348, may be referred to 

 with profit. Alluding to the locality to be investigated this year, Mr. Crossland 

 says : — 'Here Crucibulum vulgaye, the bird's nest fungus, was in great profusion. 

 Fine chunks of the liver fungus [Fistulina hepatica) were a feature about Stain- 

 borough. A pink-spotted agaric, made out to be Entoloma angustum Fr., new to 

 Britain, was collected on this excursion.' 



Algae. — No records. 



VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY. - 



Mammalia. — The Long-eared, Noctule, and Pipistrelle Bats, Hedgehog, 

 Mole, Common and Water-Shrew (occasionally). Fox, Weasel, Martin (extinct). 

 Stoat, Otter (rarely), Badger (now very rare). Squirrel, Mus minutus (scarce). 

 Long-tailed Field Mouse, House Mouse, Brown Rat, Water Vole, Field Vole, and 

 Red Field Vole (occasionally). Hare and Rabbit all occur or have occurred, also 

 Fallow-Deer, domesticated, at Stainborough (condensed from ' The Vertebrate 

 Animals of the Mammalian Families in the Barnsley District,' by Thomas Lister ; 

 publ. in Trans. Barnsley Nat. Soc. , vol. iv. (1884) part 2). 



Birds. — Most of the spring migrants, including the Pied Flycatcher, which 

 breeds in Stainborough Park, will have taken their departure, but there may still 

 aremain the Whitethroat, Redstart, Wheatear, Blackcap, Whinchat, Sand Martin, 

 Chiff-chaff, Nightjar, Willow-Warbler, Landrail, Swallow, Ray's Wagtail, House 

 Martin, and Tree Pipit. 



Amongst residents in, and visitors to, the district, the following may be men- 

 tioned : — The Hobby, Merlin, Kestrel, Sparrow-Hawk, Long-eared and Short- 

 eared Owls, Cole, Marsh and Long-tailed Tits, Bunting, Tree Sparrow, Hawfinch, 

 Goldfinch, Bullfinch, Green ajid Spotted Woodpeckers, Creeper, Nuthatch, King- 

 fisher, Quail, Sandpiper, Woodcock, Canada Goose, Heron, Little Grebe (a 

 specimen was taken in the town the first week in this month), Great Crested Grebe 

 i(a pair of these fine birds which had nested on the reservoir this year have un- 

 fortunately been shot). — (Compiled from ' List of the Birds of the Barnsley 

 District,' from the notes of Mr. Thomas Lister ; publ. in Trans. Barnsley Nat. 

 Soc, vols. IL and HI., 1882-3). 



Reptiles and Fishes. — The Frog, Toad, Sand Lizard, two species of Newts, 

 ■Green Snake, and Viper, all occur. The late Dr. Lancaster (Trans. B. N.S., vol. 

 IV., p. 23) tabulates the following fishes as occurring in the Barnsley district : — 

 Trout, Char (introduced), Chub, Pike, Perch, Dace, Roach, Carp, Eel, Bullhead, 

 Loach, Gudgeon, Minnow, Stickleback, Tench, Bream, and (?) Rudd. Specially 

 fine examples of several species are preserved in the club-room of the Fitzwilliam 

 Angling Society. 



CONCHOLOGY.— This is practically a blank. Of slugs, Mr. E. G. Bay- 

 ford has observed three, the common, the large black, and orange with black 

 markings. Helix nemoralis and H. horlensis occur, and a Limnaja is very common 

 in some of the pools. 



