CiRC. No. 79. 



Laduca tniiraHs. In Ramsdale Wood and Mill Beck a nice variety 



of mosses may be looked for. 



The Rev. W. C. Hey notes that near the Peak grow Vtcia sylvatica, 

 Solidago virgaurea, Erythrtea cenfaiiriuin ; on the moors, Cotydalis 

 daviculata, Habenaria bifolia, Gentiana cat/ipesi/is, Pedicularis sylvatica^ 

 Malva moschata, Nartheduin ossifragiim ; and in the wooded valleys,. 

 Epipadis palustris, Myrrhis odorata, Asperula odorata. 



Two full lists of plants were published in the 'Naturalist ' for 1888, 

 one by Mr. Slater and one by Prof Babington, \vhich should be 

 referred to \ and Mr. Slater informs me that two mosses — Grivimia 

 dedpicus Lindb., and Bryum alpimim var. meridionale Schp. — have 

 been since recorded. 



Entomology. 



Mr. J. H. Rowntree considers that the best locality to visit is the 

 undercliff close to Peak Station, where such species as Zygcena loni- 

 cercR, Strenia dathrata^ Heliothis viarginata (larvae on restharrow), 

 Toxoca7iipa pastinum, Eudidia 7/// and E. glyphica are not unlikely to 

 occur, and he will guide a party of Entomologists. The only insects 

 actually recorded for Robin Hood's Bay are Tephrosia biundiilaria, 

 Spilodes palealis and Apleda occulta (all taken at sugar by Mr. J. T. 

 Sewell), Vanessa cardui, and of beetles Olisthopus rotundatus and 

 Cicindela campestris, taken by Rev. W. C. Hey. 



Conchology. 



Mr. W. Denison Roebuck writes that the little valleys which inter- 

 sect Robin Hood's Bay are likely to be most productive ; the Rams- 

 dale and Mill Beck Valleys have produced Limax cinereo-niger, as 

 well as the commoner slugs, and Claiisilia lami?iata, Helix arbustorum, 

 H. hortensis and several other shells occur there as well. The mud- 

 cliffs produce Succinea elegans, Limncea truncatula, and Fisidiuvi 

 pusillu7n in the usual moist places. The Rev. W. C. Hey has taken 

 Zonites radiatuliis on the cliff. 



Of Marine Shells the Rev. W. C. Hey notes that the red variety 

 of Litto7'ina littorea abounds on the shore. 



Vertebrate Zoology. 



This district has not received much attention from Ornithologists, 

 but Mr. W. Cecil Scott (Leeds), Mr. T. Bunker (Goole), and Mr. 

 W. J. Clarke (Scarborough) have noted Cormorants, Herring Gulls, 

 Rock Doves, Jackdaws, and House Martins nesting in the cliffs ; the 

 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Wheatear, Common Bunting, Cuckoo, 

 Dipper, Magpie, Meadow Pipit, Swallow, Starling, Pied Wagtail, 

 Sedge Warbler, Linnet, Skylark, Willow Warbler, Song Thrush, 

 Blackbird, Partridge, Redbreast, Lapwing, Corn Crake, Yellow 

 Bunting, Sparrow, Blackcap, Whitethroat, and Dunnock have also 

 been noted. Of other vertebrates, only the Rabbit, Shrew, Frog, 

 and Toad have been noted. 



Micro-Zoology and Micro-Botany. 



There appears to be no information under this heading. 



Programme of Meetings. 



3-26 p.m. — Train leaves Peak Station for Whitby. 



4- o p.m. — Meat Tea, 2/- each ) ah ^ t i, ^ c, ,.• tt *. i 

 ^^ c <-• 1 A/r ^- ( All at Longhorne s Station Hotel 



4-45 p.m. — Sectional Meetings V ° -.y, • I 



5- o p.m. — General Meeting ) ^' 



The chair at the General Meeting will be occupied by W. H, Hudleston, M. A., F.R.S., ex-President. 



