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Mr. M. B. Slater, F.L.S., also sends the following notes:- 

 Hepatlcce, consult Dr. Parsons' list of East Riding Mosses, and Dr. Spruce's list 

 of Hepaticre, pub ished in the transactions of the Y.N.U., Series E, Botany, pages 

 51 to 63. CrypJuea heteronialla Hedw, a Southern moss, rare in the North of 

 England is recorded for the East Riding ; it fruits at this season and should be 

 looked for on tree trunks in the Pocklington district. 



Mr. Massee informs us that Xerotus dcgciicr Fr. , one of the rarest of British 

 fungi, is recorded from E. Yorks, , in peat swamps. This doubtful record shoukl. 

 be corroborated if possible. 



' VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.— The Vertebrate Section will be officially 

 represented by Mr. John Gerrard, M. B.O.U. 



The neigld.)ourhood of Pocklington, as planned for investigation on this occa- 

 sion, will be found to be, from its varied physical characteristics, rich in forms of 

 vertebrate life. On the one side the western escarpment of the Chalk Wolds 

 thickly clothed in wood, and on the other the agricultural districts of the York 

 plain, with the extensive unenclosed AUerthorpe Common and its encircling patches 

 of woodland, all furnish haunts of varying character for birds and mannnals, reptiles 

 and amphibians, while not a few fish should be found in the canal. 



Of Mammals the records include the Whiskered Bat, and of Reptiles the 

 Common Lizard, the Common Snake, and the Viper in two forms. 



In ORNITHOLOGY the district has been well investigated by Mr. 

 G. Steels, of Pocklington, whose list includes amongst other species the follow- 

 ing : — Waxwing, Mealy Redpoll, Greater and Lesser Spotted and Green Wood- 

 peckers, Ring Ouzel, Snow Bunting, Little Grebe, Quail, Ringed Plover, Grey 

 Phalarope, Redshank, Sandpiper, Wood Warbler, Redstart, Cole Tit, Grey Wag- 

 tail, Dijiper, Pied Flycatcher, Corncrake, Bullfinch, llawhnch, Siskin, Goldfmch, 

 Brambling, Grasshopper Warbler, Nuthatch, Grey Shrike, Lesser RedpcjU, Jay, 

 Woodlark, Night Jar, Kingfisher, Turtle Dove, Water Rail, Coot, Snipe, Jack 

 Snipe, vSanderling, Curlew, several Owds and Hawks, Crossbill, Heron, and numer- 

 ous stragglers and commoner species. 



CONCHOLOGY. — The Conchological Section will be officially represented 

 by Mr. P\ W. Fierke, one of the secretaries, and also Mr. T. Petrh, B.A. 



At the last visit of the Union to I'ocklington, Mr. J. Darker Buttercll 

 reported that there had been found about Kildwick Percy and Pocklin^-ton six 

 slugs, six water shells, and 13 land shells, makin-^ the total number 25. The slugs 

 were — Aricn alcr, A. horicnsis^ Li/iiax agi-cstis^ L. Icvvis, L. iiiaxinms^ and 

 Z. flaviis ; the water shells VfcxQ—Auodo/ita cygnea (abundant in the lake at 

 Kildwick Percy), Pisidiiiui pusilhini^ riau-orbis albtis, P. couiplaiiaius, I,i!!uuca 

 peregra^ and Z. trtmcatula ; and the land shells were — Zonites nitidiilns, 

 Z. alliaruis^ Helix aspcrsa^ H. nc7no}alis, II. hortensis, H. cantiana, II. hispila, 

 II. roiiindaia, Bulimus obscuriis, Claiisilia rtigosa^ C. laininata^ Ziia lubrica^ and 

 Cajychiuin luiiiivinin. Whilst at I'ocklington arranging for this excursion Helix 

 arbiistonini and //. viigata were also found. 



ENTOMOLOGY.— The Entomological Section will be officially represented 

 by Mr. Walter F. Baker. 



Mr. Baker considers that the district is one which should prove most attractive 

 to the entomologist, owing to the very diversified nature of the country, includin*^as it 

 does, wide expanses of gorse covered commons, large woods witJi plenty of open gdades, 

 and many ponds whose 'ancient and fish-like smell' augurs very favorably for aquatic 

 insects. Whilst in the district arranging for the excursion ten species of butterflies, 

 two species of moths, and forty-eight species of beetles were obtained, whilst 

 dragon-dies were in the greatest abundance near the canak AUerthorpe Common, 

 in particular, is very good for the entomologists. Here Geoinipcs typJuxns occurs 

 in abundance; Mclolontha vulgaris^ Sennyla Iialoisis, Alalia oblifcrafa, Halyzia 22- 

 p^tnctaia^ and Coccineila 'j-punctata are very conimon, and one C. kitro'Iyp/iica 

 was obtained. Bolilobius irinoiatus and B. exolettis were found on decaying fun<^i, 

 and, as this is a good spot for the mycologist, many other fungivorous'beetles 

 should be found. ■ \ 



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