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on the Humber shore), Hippophce i-ha/nnoides {\\\e " dune-thorn " and chief shrub 

 at Spurn), Ophrys apife^-a (the Warren), Rtippia rostellata and Zostera marina in 

 tidal pools, Phleum arenarium, Atnmophila aritndinacea, Agropyrimi junceum, 

 and Elymits arenaiius, the last foui-, all grasses, help very materially to bind the 

 sand together. The following should be sought for : — Thalictrum collinum, 

 Glauciutn Jlaimm, Cochlearia danica, Crambe maritima, Astragalus danicus, 

 J uncus compressiis, J. baliicus, Animophila baltica, etc., all of which have places- in 

 the British Flora, but not all, as yet, in that of the East Riding. 



Mr. T. Fetch adds : — There are about half-a-dozen tufts of Statice litno7iium 

 in the Spurn district. As these have been under observation for some time, 

 botanists will confer a great favour by not removing specimens. 



Mosses and Hepatics — The Yorkshire Bryological Committee will be 

 officially represented by Mr. J. J. Marshall. 



Mr. Marshall writes : — Very little information regarding the bryology of the 

 district to be investigated is available. At the last meeting at Withernsea and 

 Spurn, Tortnla ruialis var arenicola and Bryu>n atropurpureum with Tortula 

 papulosa, Orthotricutn affine were gathered. A sharp look-out for the rare 

 Bryum which grows on Coatham Marshes and in various estuaries on the east 

 coast, should be kept. 



Fungi. — The Yorkshire Mycological Committee will be officially represented. 

 Few records appear to exist. Mr. Cros&land will be glad to examine anyspecimens 

 sent to him from the Spurn area. 



Marine Algae. — Mr. Fetch writes : — CoralUna officinalis. Chondriis crispus, 

 Porphyra vulgaris, Ulva latissima, and several others grow on the Den, and 

 Cladophora sp. in the Zostera pools. 



VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.— The Vertebrate Section will be officially 

 represented by the President, Mr. T. H. Nelson, M.B.O.U. 



Mammalia.— Fox, Hare, Rabbit, Stoat, Weasel, Brown Rat, Water Vole, 

 Mole, Mouse, Common Shrew, and Hedgehog. 



Birds. — Mr. F. Boyes writes : — ^The promontory of Spuirn and its immediate 

 neighbourhood offer to the ornithologist one of the most interesting spots to be 

 found on the whole East Coast of Kngland, and as a resting place for migratory 

 birds it has, perhaps, no equal. The estuary of the Humber wliich ebbs out so far 

 as to leave miles of mudflats uncovered at everv tide presents a most tempting place 

 of call for any wandering or passing migrants, and there is no knowing what rare 

 birds, especially amongst the waders, may be found there during the period of 

 migration, whilst the perennial feast daily spread out before them induces many of 

 this class of birds to winter there. To name the birds which have occurred at one 

 time or another in the vicinity of Spurn would be to include a large portion of the 

 British list, but as at the Union's visit the autumn migration has not begun, the 

 birds will be few in number in comparison with what would be found there 

 later. The most interesting feature will Ije the colony of the Lesser Tern which 

 still exists, Ijul in much diminished numbers, and the Ringed Plover also breeds 

 there. A few waders, fresh from the Arctic Circle and still wearing the summer 

 plumage, may possibly be seen. One of the rarest warblers which has occurred 

 there is the Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria). Amongst other rare species which 

 have been taken there the Blue Throat and Rustic Bunting may be mentioned, but 

 it is altogether too early to expect much variety of bird life. 



Reptiles and Amphibia. — Lizard, Grass Snake, Triton and Smooth Newts. 



MARINE ZOOLOGY. — Mr. Fetch writes : — Naturalists interested in this 

 subject may profitably examine the pools on (he shore near the beacon, and the 

 Zostera pools on the clays, both being accessible at all tides. The skerries 

 between Kilnsea and Kasington, and tiie Den, should be visited if conditions 

 permit. For wallcing on the "clays" it is advisable to wear sand-shoes. 



The zoophytes, Gonolhynea loveni, Ohelia gelalinosa, Cainpanularia angulata 

 are common on Zostera. Tubularia indivisa is found on Kilnsea skerries, and 

 Sagarlia nivea on the Den. Probably the mo^ interesting Crustacea are Macromy- 

 ns Jlexuosns. in pools near Kilnsea beacon, and Neoinysis vulgaris, common every- 

 where. Full lists will be found in the Transactions of the Hull Scientific and Field 

 Naturalists' Club, vol. HL, and the "Naturalist," January, 1904. 



