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Anderson, on Jan. 5th, in a parapet at the top of the house, frozen tightly 

 to the lead-work in a little lump of ice. So securely was it attached that 

 it was with great difficulty removed. It was brought to me apparently life- 

 less, stiff, and as a specimen, useless. I placed it, however, in a chip box, 

 and held it to the fire for a few minutes. Upon opening the lid, I was 

 surprised to see it had quite revived ; it proved to be a fine male in capital 

 condition, and in no way injured by the freezing and imprisonment which it 

 had undergone. — Joseph Anderson, Jun. ; Chichester. 



SiEEX GiGAS IN March. — A Specimen of Sirex gigas was captured at 

 the south end of the town on March 9th, and given to me a few days after. 

 It had been impaled with a French nail which, when extracted, left an ugly 

 hole between the thorax and abdomen. — J. E. Knights ; North Denes, 

 Great Yarmouth. 



Notes from Yarmouth. — The usual Easter Monday ramble of the 

 Yarmouth Naturalists' Society, in which I took part, produced only one or 

 two Hybernia progemmaria that had been blown into Lound Run, a small 

 stream of water. Frequently during the day hail and rain storms were 

 experienced. I saw a Pieris rapce in the window of a restaurant, on the 

 31st of March, which had most probably been carried there with some 

 vegetables when in its larval state, pupated in a safe corner, and emerged. 

 This species seems to have started for the year on the 12th April. 

 P. brassiccB was seen on the wing on 28th April. — J. E. Knights ; North 

 Denes, Great Yarmouth. 



Black-headed Gull feeding on insects. — I can support the obser- 

 vation of Mr. Newstead published in your last number, by a similar one. 

 When on the Shannon and a tributary of it near Banaglen, two years ago, 

 I went out entomologising, and on every evening, at dusk, noticed a large 

 number of these birds hawking about very close to the water level, and at 

 the edge of the fringe of buUrushes and reeds, with much activity. On 

 watching their operations I found, to my surprise, they were feeding on 

 stone-flies and other Neuroptera, which were very numerous in crepuscular 

 flight; and long after dusk, far into the night, when even their white 

 plumage scarcely enabled me to distinguish the birds, they continued on 

 the wing in active pursuit of their prey. It seemed to me an interesting 

 illustration of adaptation to environment, as this species breeds on the 

 islands of inland waters, and in the Bog of Allen, in two places to my 

 knowledge, have established very extensive breeding-places on the bog, 

 where they must miss the abundant supply of fry which is afforded by 

 marine localities during the breeding season. There is evidence also that 

 this gull is active in the pursuit of Bomhyx callunce and other moths. — 

 W. F. de Kane ; Sloperton Lodge, Kingstown. 



Query respecting Field Apparatus. — I should be obliged to readers 

 of the ' Entomologist ' for information as to the best means of conveying 

 impedimenta necessary to the entomologist when out collecting ; I mean so 

 as to get the apparatus into as little space as possible. I think if some of 

 our practical entomologists were to inform us of the means they adopt, they 

 would confer a favour upon many, in addition to myself. — W. Hewett ; 

 12, Howard Street, York. 



