T"^^ 



CiRC, 109. 



(two ui' three species), 



Ve!Vin\-a aiKv^ailis, V. scuiellala^ Lyiopits, Ana^^allis 



tcnclla^ Jliragiiiites^ Aira. In woods we may expect Epip,v:lis, Oplirys /imstijcra. 

 In the C|un.i-i-ies at Jjyram Doroiiiciiin is very common, also Coiiium viac'iiIaiiiDi. 



Mr. M. V>. Slater states that the following are some of the rarer mosses 

 which are recorded in Lees' 'Flora of West Yorkshire' for the neighbourhood 

 of Pontefract : — Potlia lanavlata, P. starkama^ Barbula vigula^ B. aiiibigiia^ 

 B, lainellala^ B. rigidula^ Zygodon viridissiiiiits^ Fissideits viriditliis, F. 

 ■piisilliis. At this season the cortical mosses of the genera Uhta and Or/ho- 

 tricuni may be got in their best fruiting state on the trimks of trees in shady 

 situations. No ilepaticic are recorded in the Flora for the district. Several may 

 be expected to occur. The trunks of trees, and the shady sides of stone walls in 

 damp places, also amongst stones in the debris of old quarries are the sites where 

 they are most likely to Ije met with. 



VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.— The Vertebrate Section will be officially 

 represented by its President, Mr. John Gerrard, M.B.O.U., and its Hon. Sees., 

 Messrs. Ja=. l^ackhouse, F.Z.S., M.IIO.U., and Riley Fortune, F.Z.S. 



Mr. Leonard Gill communicates the following : — In the more thickly wooded 

 parts the usual \\-avblcrs, including the (.arden. Grasshopper and Wood Warblers 

 are to be heard. The nests of the Marsh Tit, Lesser Redpoll and Lesser White- 

 throat are found fairly frequently in the neighbourhood, whilst the Turtle Dove 

 nests regularly and abundantly near Ferrybridge. The Pied Flycatcher has within 

 the last few years been several times seen in the district, and the Hawfinch breeds- 

 regularly within four miles and probably in the FrysLon Woods. As the Green 

 and CJreater Spotted Woodpeckers are breeding in nearly all the woods near they 

 may be expected to be met with at Fryston, and in the sides of the old quarries- 

 Wheatears and possibly one or two species of Owds may be found. In addition, 

 Mr. J. Neale, M.A., informs us that in the neighbourhood of Ackworth the Kight- 

 ingale has of late years been on the increase. It is common at Wcntbridge and 

 Stajdeton. and the Redshank has bred here this year. 



ENTOMOLOGY. — This Section will be officially represented l)y its Presi- 



dent, Mr. James H. Rowntree, and its Hon. Sees., Messrs. A. E. Hall, F.E.S., 

 and j ose]")h Coe. 



Lepidoptera. — Mr. Wm. Hewett obtained the following when in the district 

 a few weeks ago ; — Blaiypieryx fa/ciiia^ Coi-ciiiia niiidc/i/nria, Mdaiiippe siib- 

 iristafa, and RI. fluctuaia. Mr. Jos. Neale, M.A., states that Sntdriiilhus popuH 

 and Dicrannra viniihi are also abundant. 



Coleoptera. — The district is one particularly suitable for the coleopterist, and 

 the ])hytophagous species are in grea! abundance. JyliagliDit^ Toxotus, Pyrochroa^ 

 ^//iz.y^/i', J/l'/v/l'/Zc;, and the various species of Chrysoi/ieluicr are common. The 

 sweej'ing net should be w^ell used, and will amply repay the sweeper. Amongst 

 the Lamellicontia^ (rcotrnpes syliHiticus and Apliodins lio-'idus are common, and 

 A. subtcrraiicwi occurs rarely. Very little appears to have been dcme with regard 

 to the aquatic species, despite the apparently favourable nature of tlie district. 



Other Orders.— Mr. Neale states that vast numbers of Ruby tails (67/jj.?/i//i/<c-) 

 may be observed dying in and out of holes in the sand banks on the Tyram 

 estate. Beyond this and the fact that two species of Notodonta are found in the 

 neighl)rnn-hood nothing further ai)pears to be known to the Ackworth naturalists. 



CONCHOLOGY. — The Conchological Section will be officially represented 

 l:y its President, Mr. W. Nelson, and one of its Hon. Sees., Mr. W. E. Scharff 

 (who has recently accepted the office). 



Mr. Wm. Nelson has found the following shells in this district : — LinnhCtt 

 aiii'inilaria, /. glabra. L. stagnalis, P/iysa liypaoriDii, J\ foiifiiialis var. injlafa, 

 Flanorhis spirorbis, P. conieiis, P. aibiis, I\ n/nbidicaliis, Helix arbiislonun-, 

 II. virgala, H. pygiiiica^ H. pulrhella, ClansiUa la///!)iala, C. pcrr'asa, Pupa- 

 (ylindracea, P. inaro/nala, Palndina 7jiv!para, and I/yalinia crysiallina. 



MICRO-ZOOLOGY AND MICRO-BOTANY. -The' district is very 



favoural;>1e !or this section owdng to the large nnmber of old and stagnant pools but 

 very little appears to have been done as yet. Volvox is common in tl\e various- 

 ponds, together with A/Jioeba, Aclijwphiys, llyjra, and xaiious forms of dcsmids. 



PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS.— 



4-47 p.m. — A train leaves b'errybridge for Pontefract. 

 5-0 p.m. -Meat Tea 2/- eoch ^ ^^ ^,^^ ,,^.^, 



,-30 p.m.-Sect,onal Mcel.ngs \ , p„„tefract. 



5-45 p.m. — General Meetmg 



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