294 YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS UNION AT HAYBURN WYKE. 
stated that the Section had had a very good and prolific day, among 
some of the finest sections to be seen of the series. The members 
then slowly wended their way to the station, where a long wait was 
experienced before the welcome sight of the iron horse came into 
view, which carried most of the members back to the Queen of 
Watering-places, arriving there too late for the West Riding members 
to catch their train home. Those who were not compelled by 
circumstances—as, unfortunately, the clerical members of the party 
were—too tired to experience further vicissitudes, sought out friendly 
rest and shelter for the night. All felt that a good hard day’s work 
been done, with favouring weather to assist in making the 
excursion a success; and although early in the morning members 
were heard expressing wonder at the short distance to be covered 
during the day’s Be a Gee all finished with profound respect for . 
that short distance, and will for a long time vividly remember the 
climb and tumble over rhe: a and rocky shore to the music of 
the rolling surf, at times commingled with the startled cry of the 
birds disturbed from their homes high up in the cliffs. 
On in f of the Marine-Zoology Committee, its Secretary, 
Mr. rcy A. Davis, of Halifax, reported that the coast in the 
aeipbbaiBOd of Hayburn Wyke being extremely rough, causes 
any large waves to break with great force on the shore, and conse- 
quently destroy all but the most hardy marine objects. Under these 
circumstances a very long list was impossible. Generally, it was 
found that the sedentary shells—i.e., CAzton, Patella, etc.—were the 
most common, although the more delicate sea-anemones of common 
type were very abundant. Chiton fascicularis, C. ruber, C. cinereus, 
C. asellus, Pabst vulgaia, and P. pellucida were obtained in large 
quantities, and Zvrechus cinereus was also very abundant, although 
the only species found. Littorina rudis, L. littorea, L. tenebrosa, 
L. patula, L. littoralis, and Purpura lapillus were common. The only 
fishes taken were Blennius pholis (Shanny), Gobius niger (Black Goby), 
and G. unipunctatus (One-Spotted Goby). Three sea-anemones 
were found, one (Actinia mesembryanthemum) being common, 
while the others were the only two of their species obtained, and 
have not yet been determined. he common Starfish ( Uraster 
rubens) was taken, and So/aster papposa (Sun Star) was reported from 
Cloughton Wyke. The Zoophytes taken were Sertudaria filicula 
and Hlustra foliacea, and the only sponge was the common Ze/Aya. 
Eggs of the Whelk and Purpura were obtained, but only very few 
specimens. The Crustacea included Masa sguinado (Spider Crab), the 
Sandhopper (TZaditrus locusta), Shrimp (Crangon communis), Hermit 
Crab (Pagurus bernhardus), and the common Green or Dog Crab. 
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