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BOTANY. —The Botanical Section will be officially represented by its 

 President, Mr. T F. Lee, and two of its lion. Sees., JNIr. M. B, Slater, F.L.S., 

 and Mr. Charles Crossland. 



Mr. J. F. Robinson writes :— The route taken by the botanists will well repay 

 investigation, as very many of the characteristic chalk-loving flowering plants are 

 to be met with. Besides the wolds, the bottom of the dales, and the low-lying 

 ground towards the Humber are ricli in a varied flora. The following are a few of 

 the species that have been noted by East Riding botanists :—/V'zrAv- diibinin, 

 Alyssum calycinuiii, Reseda lu!ea, HeliantheinunL vulgare, Viola hirta, Saponaria 

 officinalis, Astragalus glycyphyllos, Spinea filipcndula, Schraulhus auninis, Pa)-- 

 nassia paliistris, (Efiani/ie fslitlosa, Carduiis nutans, C. eriophorus, Ccnfaurea 

 scabiosa, Inula dyscnterica, Campanula gkiiierata, Spceularia hybrida, Monotropa 

 hypopilys, Chlora peifoliata, Mcnyanthcs irifoliata, Atropa belladonna, Scrophtdaria 

 aqnatiea, Pinguiciila vulgaris^ Anagallis icnella, Ceniicneuliis miniums, Epipactis 

 latifolia. Orchis pyrauiidalis, Ophrys apifera, Tauius communis, Eriophorum 

 poly si achy on \'2a. latifoliuin, Carex divulsa, C. inuricata, C. disttclia, C. flava, C, 

 z'csicaria, C. aiupullacca, Milium effusum, Apera spicavcnii, Schlerochloa rigida, 

 and l-li-acJiypodiiim pinnatum. 



Fung-L— The beech woods yield a considerable variety of fungi, some of which 

 may l)e found at any visit during the year. Boletus cdulc is common, and so are 

 many of the Agarici. 



VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.—The Vertebrate Section will be officially 

 represented by its Hon. Sees., Messrs. Jas. Backhouse, F.Z.S., ^T.B.O.U., and 

 Riley Fortune, F.Z.S. 



Mr. F. Boyes writes :— The district to be investigated is a beautiful and very 

 interesting one, and is generally characteristic of our chalk wolds. Prom the 

 elevated portion near Drewton some fine views can be obtained of the Ilumlier. 



Birds. —The following birds breed in the district :— Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 

 Long-cared and Barn Owls, Spotted Flycatcher, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Bullfinch, 

 Treepipit, Whinehat, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Willow Wren, &c. 



Mammalia.— Stoat, Weasel, Rat, Water Vole, &c. 



Fishes. ^Trout (Drewton Stream). 



ENTOMOLOGY.— This Section will be ofi^.cially represented by its P^resi- 

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

 and William Hewett. 



Lepidoptera. —Messrs. M. Waller and J. W. Boult, of Hull, write :— The dis- 

 trict to be visited is perhaps one of the most promising that could have been selected 

 in the East Riding, as there are entomologi:,ts in Hull who can recollect many very 

 rare insects being taken in Drewton Dale and neighbourhood. Of recent years, how- 

 ever, the district has not received much attention and it is not at all improbable that 

 in some of the undisturbed parts many interesting insects which have been lost sight 

 of still exist, as in fact has been found to be the case in one or two mstances from in- 

 vestigations during the past summer. The following insects have been taken m the 

 r\€\^-\hQm\\QQi\:—ArQynnispaphia, A. aglaia, A. euphrosync, Colias edusa, Apa- 

 tura iris, Satyrus sem.elc., Ilespcria linca^' Proci is geryon, Acherontia atropa, Cluvro- 

 eampa elpenor, Chelonia planlaglnis, Selenia lunaria, Euiymene dolobraria, 

 Gcometra papilionaria, and about fifty other species of Lepidoptera. 



Coleoptera.— The district is one that promises well for the Coleopterist but has 

 been very little worked. The aquatic species are conspicuous by their absence but such 

 marsh-loving species as Elaphrus and P)yschirius are abundant. Silpha thoracica and 

 JVecrophorus ruspator ^xt fairly abundant, and Carabus catenulatits and C monilis 

 have been obtained in numbers. The phytophagous species are fairly good and 

 several good Serricornia are found 



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