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would be enjoyed 1)}^ all who-availed themselves of it. This is on the road to Farn- 

 hani and to Farnhani Mires where grow '.^-Primula farinosa^ Bryonia dioica. And 

 gallis tetulla, hnda dysentcrica, Siiitn angustifolium-, Silaus pratcnsis, Liihosper- 

 mum officinaU^ 5:c. , 



Mr. M. B. Slater stales that the following of the rarer Mosses are recorded for 

 the Knaresborough district in West Riding Flora \—Gynmoslomum ritpestn, ['on- 

 tinalis squamosa, Hedwigia ciliaia^ for Upper Nidderdale ; Dicranella squamosa^ 

 F.tidadium verticilladcm, Barhula hsvipila^ B. intermedia^ B. papulosa, Webera 

 axntea, W. albicans^ Bryum pallens, Leskea polycarpa, Anomodo7i viticulosus, 

 Eurhynchium crassinerviiim^ Khynchostegium teudliim.^ R . ffiurale, for the neigh- 

 bourhood of Knaresborough ; Dicramun majus^ I'etyodontium broivmajiuiHy for 

 i'lumpton Rocks; Scleiopodium ccEspiiosum-^ near Cowthorpe Weir. 



Hepatics. —Liintilan'a vulgaris, Cowthorpe W'eir ; Frullania dilafala, /•'. 



lamarisci, Radula complaiiatay Scapania undulala, Knaresborough district : 



Jungcrmania turbiiuila, near Plumpton Rocks. At this season the genus of bog 



mos'ses Sphagnum fruits. If any boggy ground occur in the route of the excursion 



it should be explored for these. 



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VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.~The Vertebrate Section will be officially 

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

 Messrs. Jas. Backhouse, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U., and Riley Fortune, F.Z.S. 



INIr. Riley Fortune writes as follows :^The district to be visited is densely 

 wooded and well populated with animal life. Birds, especially warblers, abound. 

 The following is a list of the principal vertebrates likely to be met with during the 

 (iay, and which bree<l regularly in the parts to be investigated. Many rarities, of 

 course, frequently occur, but for the purposes of this excursion, there is no need to 

 make special mention of them. 



Mammalia. — Long Eared, Noctule, Pipistrelle and Whiskered Bats. Com- 

 mon, Lesser and Water Shrews. Fox, Weasel, Stoat, Otter, Dormouse. Bank, 

 Field and Water Voles. 



Birds.— Dii)per, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Goldcrcst, 

 Wood wren. Grasshopper Warbler, Reed Warbler, Long-tailed and Marsh Tits, 

 Nuthatch, Creeper, Yellow and Grey W^agtails, Pied and Spotted Flycatchers, 

 Hawfinch, Tiee Sparrow, Lesser Redpoll, lUiUfmch, jay, Mngpie, Nightjar, 

 (ireat and Lesser Spotted and Green Woodpeckers, Ivinglisher, Ham, Tawny and 

 Long-eared Owls, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Mallard, Stock Dove, Sandpiper, Wood- 

 cock. The Quail and Nightingale have also frequently nested during late years. 



Reptiles and Amphibians. — Grass Snake, Adder, Lizard, Slow-worm (the 

 latter grow to a very large size) (ireat Crested, Smooth and Palmaied Newts. 



Fishes. — Perch, Ruffe, Bullhead, Sticklel)acks, 15arbel, Gudgeon, Roach, 

 Chub, Dace, Minnow, Tench. Loach, Pike, Trout, Grayling, Eels and Lampreys. 



ENTOMOLOGY.— This Section will be officially represented by its Presi- 

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

 and W'illiam Hewett. 



No records whatever are available for this section. 



CONCHOLOGY. — The Conchological Section will be oflicially represented 

 by its Hon. Sec., Mr. F. W^ Fierke. 



Knaresborough itself, and the limestone cliffs at Grimbald Crag, are rich in 

 land shells. Including IJelix lapicida and other species of calcareous habitat. 

 Formerly many good water shells were to be found in the Asp Ponds, now filled up. 



PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS.— 



4-30 p.m 



5-t5 P-m 

 5-30 p.m 



Meat Tea, 1]- each ^ 

 Seciional Meetings r 

 General Meeting J 





At the P'dephant and Castle Hotel, 



Knaresborcueh. 



