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of the Marine Zoology. It is, however, much to be deplored that 
so few persons take an active interest in this subject, considering the 
extent and variety of the Yorkshire Coast-line. 
British Association.—The Union has again been appointed 
one of the Corresponding Societies of the Association, and was 
represented at the Cardiff meeting by the Rev. E. P. Knubley, M.A,, 
whose report is printed in the ‘ Naturalist,’ pages 57-71. 
The President and the next Annual Meeting.—It is with great 
pleasure that your Executive have to announce that the presidency 
has been offered to and accepted by an old and valued member of 
the Union, viz.: Mr. Charles P. Hobkirk, F.L.S.. The circumstance 
that the next Aninal Meeting will be the ro1st meeting of the Union 
since its reorganisation in 1876, renders it a suitable opportunity in 
which to review the past history and methods of work, and having 
regard to the long period during which Mr. Hobkirk has been closely 
and intimately connected with the Union, as well as to the value of 
his own scientific work, your Executive feel that no more appropriate 
selection could have been made. 
To Prof. A. H. Green, M.A., F.R.S., the Union wishes to place 
on record its sense of gratitude for the honour he has conferred upon 
it by his tenure of office as President, for the year which now comes 
to a close 
NOTES—ORNITHOLOG Y. 
Hawfinch at Headingley, Leeds.—When going down the sit in front of 
Oakfield Terrace, Headingley, this morning, I was greatly pleased at seeing 
this as I t will epee # a HAS. KIRKBY, 
6, Monkbridge 1 Rade Hestinkiey, porns a 25th, 
ino House Sparrows in Cumberland.—A few years since I took from 
a Nest in a corn-stack two young albino House Sparrows (Passer domesticus). 
They were of a uniform creamy white, en no dark markings of any kind upon 
them. Two other r young birds in the same nest were of the usual colour. I kept 
ame 
ut the room on the door of the cage being opened. They ht retained the 
Same creamy white colour.—J. CHas. SMITH, Nandana, Penrith, n. 26th, 1892. 
Page ba ightingale in Nottinghamshire.—‘ Generally speaking,’ begins the 
article anuary Matura/ist, ‘it is only very few localities north of the Trent 
that nn gees, with the r¢gu/ar presence of the Nightingale.’ Part of my 
School-days were passed at bined rig and once—and once only—did we hear of a 
ow! in the neighbourhood. That would be in 1871 or 1872 ; “ think the 
latter year, It was ina rsd a short distance from Workaop, 5 and a number of 
us we a bee to go and hear it (if we were quiet enough). e we i and this 
is the only time I te adage the ‘bird in the North of England. deed PETTY, 
Ure, 18th Jan 1892. 
—In conn ae nL should not be forgotten that Dazdzas egg ag heer a 
good de eal further north than Notts, even as far as Thirsk, whilst Poca 
and not infrequent visitor « the woodlands of South Yorkshire, —Evs Nat 
March 1892. 
