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Hippodamia 1 eega gee L. Saltburn. <A specimen abroad in 
February 18 
Epurza diffusa Bris. Saltburn. A single specimen among 
thistles on the sea banks, September 1894. A rare insect. 
Soronia punctatissima Ill. Saltburn Wood. In a decaying 
fungus placed at the root of a tree to attract beetles, one 
specimen in August 1894. 
Aphodius obliteratus Panz. Saltburn Wood. Ina dead bird, 
early in October 1893. This local insect has chiefly occurred 
in more southern localities. 
Hreornilns ee Gyll. Saltburn Wood. By sweeping 
herbage under fir trees, June and July 1893. A very local 
insect, eae in certain districts south of Yorkshire. 
Toxotus meridianus Panz. Saltburn. A pair on a stalk of 
grass in the more open part of a wood, June 18go. 
Longitarsus levis Duft. In a valley at Saltburn, July. 
Notoxus monoceros L.. On the sandhills at Saltburn, October 
(mild weather) 1894. A local insect, especially in the north. 
Barynotus schonherri Zett. Saltburn. Common on the sea 
banks, April—July. 
NOTES AND NEWS. 
e glad that Mr. H. E. -sbegontidl Lie author e the ag known standard 
work oh n the ‘ Birds of paigag Pad has an ced the issue of a supplement to it. 
The additions made to our knowledge of | ty subject diging the ep years which 
have elapsed since the solar keris of the original work, as might be expected, are 
very las siderable so considerable as to need the patented of ‘ight parts at 
a gui ach. 
POO re 
e are in ante amongst others, of the current programmes of the Cra 
Natuatns Association, the H alifax Scientific Society, the Leeds Naturalists? 
ub, ~ the Lands Philosophical and Literary Society, and the Manchester 
Shenae Society. All show evidence of vitality and progress, and the Leeds 
Naturalists’ Club is in particular to be congratulated on devoting special — 
efinite line of investigation, pond-life rgd : e one chosen. ay it 
hoped that the end of the season will show that much good work, both gg pe 
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and Cp bibliographical and faunistic, hae been done by the 
me 
The Corporation of ste has emt Ag. ea 29 a — object ah interest, 
the handiwork ae the gift of Mr. John Tym, Curator of the Vernon Park 
Museum. _ It is a window in which fluor- sah takes the ee. of glass, the pieces, 
segeresf pate abi tera , being cemented together in an iron frame 7 ft. 3 in. 
by 3 ft. 3in. The fluo r-spar employed is the beautiful variety known as ‘ blue- 
oe “rom the famous mine near Castleton, of which Mr. Tym was formerly 
to Castle on have learnt that it has increasingly 
diffiectt | to obtain pieces of ‘ bluejohn’ of any considerable size. The remar = 
Property of fluorescence, to which the mine given its name, will e 
a window of this material a very striking object. 
April 1895. 
