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or four miles west of Neweastle. The attention of Mr. Thomas 
Robson, of Swalwell, a gentleman perfectly acquainted with the 
notes of our different warblers, was, towards the end of May, at- 
tracted by a note which he did not recognise. After some trou- 
ble he succeeded in seeing and afterwards obtaining the bird, 
which proved to be the male of the above-named species. A1- 
though this was the only specimen obtained, yet, from the time of 
year, and other circumstances, there is little doubt that this fine 
warbler is a regular visitant, its peculiarly retired habits having 
hitherto concealed it from observation. Mr. Hancock has in his 
possession an egg obtained in Northamptonshire, which agrees 
exactly with the description of that of the Thrush Nightingale. 
But from not supposing the bird to be a native of England, Mr. 
Hancock was unwilling to assign the ege to this species : now, 
however, that the bird has been obtained here in the breeding 
season, there seems no reason to doubt that the egg got from Nor- 
thamptonshire was that of this warbler. 
The Fifth and concluding Field Meeting, in accordance with 
an invitation of the Berwickshire Naturalists’ Club, was held at 
Alnwick, on Wednesday, September 22. In conjunction with 
the former Society, a few members also of the Durham Botanical 
Society joined the party. The members present breakfasted 
with Mr. Dickson, Clerk of the Peace for Northumberland, after 
which they proceeded to Alnwick Castle, where they spent a short 
time, and then assembled at the Swan Inn for the transaction 
of business. It being the anniversary meeting of the Berwick- 
shire Club, the annual address of the President of that body, on 
his retirement from office, was read, and his successor was elected. 
There were no long papers read or presented by either Society. 
Mr. Selby, of Twizel House, read a short notice of the occurrence 
of some birds and insects in greater abundance than usual dur- 
ing the last year. Amongst other insects he mentioned the 
Death’s Head Hawk Moth, and the Convolvulus Hawk Moth. 
Of the former he had procured several caterpillars, but had not 
been able to rear any moths. He mentioned that when he was 
unable to procure potato leaves, on which plant the Death’s 
Head Moth is usually found in this country, he had substituted 
