158 FLAMBOROUGH BIRD-NOTES. 
to yield more than a hundred (or even three hundred) species ii : 
many thousands of individuals. This is not the rule, however, a5 
a similar squeezing from another locality might yield hardly mor 
than one or two species, and these of the commonest. a 
These alge should be examined when freshly gathered, i é 
possible, as they are then in the living state ; but if this ee : 
convenient, they may be preserved by adding 6 grains of crystal is 
carbolic acid to each ounce of liquid, or by adding a few ae 
pieces of camphor to the liquid. It is often convenient t0: pia 
alge for future examination, and in such a case it is better ay 
preserve them in liquid than to dry them, because in soaking ott : 
dried algze they very often do not re-attain their original form. oe 
As we are at present at work on an Alga-flora of — . 
which it is intended to complete this year, we shall be z a 
indebted to any readers of ‘The Naturalist’ who vil 
material for us, during the forthcoming spring and summer, from any — 
of the following districts, some of which are at present totally 2 
unrepresented in our gatherings. ee 
N. Ripinc.—Lower Wensleydale, Richmond, Note 
Thirsk, Cleveland district, Hawnby and district, Kirby Moo ae 
Pickering, and Castle Howard. field, 
W. Ripinc.—Saddleworth, moors about Penistone and SheilieX ae 
atfield Chase, and district south of Doncaster. rahe | 
E. Ripinc.—Market Weighton (and district south of ™S ee 
Pocklington, and Great Driffield. a 
Other districts of the county, such as the mountain iim a 
districts of the W. Riding, have been very well worked. the 
We have already some 800 species of Freshwater Alge ae - 
county, but being anxious to make the ‘Flora’ as comp plants 
possible, we particularly wish for squeezings of submergee 2 
and small tufts of alge from all available places. Needless to Be 
all help will be Properly acknowledged. All gatherings © re 
addressed to W. West, 15, Horton Lane, Bradford. 
H 
NOTE—ORNITHOLOGY. 
citents.—Matcl 9 
. Flamborough Bird Notes.—Spring and Summer Visite zel (Til 
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla lugubris) : aes on in March, Ring to ne 
torquatus) and several Wheatears (Saxicola anunthe) ki ed Wren (& 
aa pers, he told me that on April a ergata 
qistatus) struck against the ]j h Iso observ A think 
(Hirundo rustica) thet I hay his season, which I 
ly. I have been 
€ seen t “ 
upon the look-out for the Redstart (4% fs 
its appearance yet.—MarrHew BAILEY, 
