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and thirsty botanists were most kindly and hospitably entertained 
by Mr. Henry Marshall and family, of Humberstone ; and had the 
pleasure of testing their knowledge by naming the plants in his 
garden. 
No officer of the Vertebrate section was present on the day of the 
excursion. Mr. F. M. Burton, however, noted the following birds :— 
Heron (Ardea cinerea), Redshank (Zotanus calidris), Ring Dotterel 
(Zgialitis hiaticula), Arctic Tern (Sterna arctica), Cuckoo (Cuculus 
canorus), Blue-headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava). The eee of 
the section, Mr. G. H. Caton-Haigh, writes as follows :—Mam : 
Five species of Bats occur, the Noctule, Pipistrelle, Long-Eared, 
Daubenton’s, and Natterer’s Bats, also the Polecat, Stoat, Weasel, 
Hedgehog, Common, Lesser, and Water Shrews, Short-tailed Field 
Vole, Bank Vole, Water Vole, Long-tailed Field Mouse, the Hare, 
Rabbit, and Fox. Badgers have been known to stray as far from 
the Wolds as North Cotes, and the Otter occasionally frequents 
the upper waters of the brook which finds an outlet in Tetney 
Haven. Of cetacea many species have appeared in the Humber at 
different times, but the only ones likely to be seen are the Porpoise 
and Bottle-nose (Zursiops tursio). Of fishes the Trout, Pike, Roach, 
Dace, Gudgeon, Carp, Tench, Perch, Eel, etc., are to be found in 
the ponds, streams, and drains in the district. 
Mr. Fieldsend also forwards the following note:—Near Tetney 
Haven there is a small colony of the Lesser Tern (Sterna minuta), 
perhaps the most beautiful of the Sea Swallows. I remember whilst 
bathing there one day they came in a body, hovering and screaming, 
their aerial evolutions often bringing them almost within arms’ reach. 
Afterwards I found their eggs and young amongst the shingle, and 
should like to have examined them more closely ; the old birds, how- 
€éver, kept such a constant and monotonous cry overhead I was glad 
to leave them in peace—or for peace. The first few pairs arrive 
about the last week in April. I scarcely think them double-brooded, 
though the colony receives aint additions far into June ; their young 
are barely feathered by Au 
Like the preceding ek the Conchological section was 
Not officially represented on the excursion, but Mr. F. W. Fierke, 
the hon. sec. of this section, had been over a few weeks before, 
and supplied a paragraph for the circular that the only records of 
mollusca in the district which had come to his knowledge were 
Bythinia tentaculata, Planorbis vortex, Limnaa peregra, L. SH 
Succinea elegans, Helix aspersa, H. nemoralts, fT. caperata, #1. la, 
Pupa muscorum, and Cochlicopa lubrica, so that the district 8 yet 
to be investigated. 
Dec. 1894. 
