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dent^A?7\T^I"7w ' Botanical section will be officially represented by its Presi- 

 dent Mr M. B. Slater, F.L.S., and one of its Secretaries, Mr. T T Marshall and 

 the Mycological Committee by Mr. Chas. Crossland. ^ ■'' -''^''''''"' ^"'' 



Flowering: Plants. -Mr W. II. Thomas states that the followinc are 

 anjongs. the wdd flowers which he has noticed in the neighbourhood -.-C^^Une 



f T ' '^■'"'■'"'.'""^E. pah.stre, Hypcrkum quadyanguhnn., H. hirsutum, H. per- 

 foratun, ATyosottspaustru, Galium. Venn,,, Primula datior, Eupatoriun canna- 



hfoha, Ojclnsmorw, Ilumulus lupuh^s, Paris, Mdampyrum sylvaticum, Tamus 

 commmus Jathrc^a^ s,juav,aria, Valeriana dioica, Coehlearia ojicualis, Oripanuu 

 vulgare, Ruus ceenus, Vicia tetraspenna, Plautago maritij, P coronopisTv- 

 ronua montcma. Mr. G. Abbey writes :^There is a naturalised branch o the 

 toTracrthe od^™"^'"^ "^ "^'= <=liffs round Staithes, of which it would be interesting 



_ Mosses and Hepatics.-Mr. R. Barnes writes that, as regards the district 

 forinvestigation very httle seems to liave been done amongst the Rotering plants, ye 

 o those mterested in bryology it offers many advantages, since it is known to ^idd 

 such a goodly number of the rarer and less common mosses. EKcellent ground for 

 exploration will be found in either the Easington or Roxby Woods, wdiich woods for 

 some considerable distance are separated byquite a narrow ridge of ground. It will 

 be observed that more attention has been given to the Mosses rather than to the 

 Hepaticceof the district, and as the physical character of the two glens is very similar 

 to many of the Ksk tributaries, some good finds in this latter section may reasonably 

 be expected to be made. ^ ■' 



The following list contains the rarer species that have been met with toirether 

 with two or three of ihe commoner ones rarely gathered in a fruiting condition •- 

 Gymnostonumtenuc, G m,crostomnm, Weissia mucronata, Dkranella schrcberL 

 JJ.rufesceup Duranum fuscesrens w:,r,faIafolium, Archidium phascoides, Plenridium 

 mUdum Camplostdium saxicola, Brarhyodus truhodes, SpJuvrangium wutiaun, 

 Dzdymodon cyhndricns (with fruit), Didynwdon sinuosus, Eucladhun vertiallatuni 

 Trudwstomum cnsp^^^^^^^ spadicea, B. cylutdrica, B. angustata, Btvcho- 



vnirinm polyphyllum, Uhia rrhpnla, Orfhotrichum straminenm" 0. pukhelluuu 

 0,hwcarpum, Mmum stellare, M, serratum, Tetrodontium bro^imianimr Fisddem 

 exihs F.nicurviis, K fontauus, K decipkns, Hderodadium heteropUnun, NecPera 

 crzspa, Pyauta polyantha, Brachythecium giareosum (with fruit), Eurhynchium 

 J>tiifer7nn {^lih fruit), E.pnmiinm, E, teesdaiii, I^hynchosUginm depresstun, Flaoio- 

 tlucium Uiiebrtcoia.Amblystegium irrionum, CepPalozia multijlora, C. catemUaia. 

 J- f;^7^'V;;/^<7, and m a neighbouring glen Nardk hyalina, Kautia and Cephalo'da 

 laxtfoha have been met with. ^ 



. ^ ^^'^^V."^?^^- *^^^- "'^^^'^y ''^^marks that there are some old trees near the house 

 at Crinkle Park that will be a suitable host for fungi. .Mr. Charles Cro.ssland will 

 be glad to receive specimens for identification. 



_ VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY. -The Vertebrate section will be represented 

 by Its President, Mr. Thos. H. Nelson, MJ3.0.U. tcpiesentecl 



Birds.— Mr. T. H. Nelson writes :— Among the rarer birds which have 

 occurred occasionally in the neighbourhood of Crinkle Park are Honey Buzzard 

 vyintc-taded Eagle, Hen Harrier, Coshawk, Common and Rough-legged Buzzards' 

 Merhn Dotterel, Hoopoe, Kingfisher, Turtle Dove and Snow Bimtina ' The 

 Raven bred on the neighbouring cliffs until thirty years ago. Tawny and Lon^- 

 eared Owls frequent the woods, as also the Green and Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers 

 A uthatch Creeper, Sparrowhawk, Woodcock, Ring-dove, Stock-dove, Carrion 

 ^>-ow and Kestrel. On the cliffs are Cormorants, Herring Gulls Jackdaws Mar 

 tn,s and Rock-doves In the vicinity are found at the proper seasons most 'of the 

 commoner bn-ds such as Long-tailed, Blue, Great, Cole and Marsh Tits, Willow 



cIT't^' ff ^"^^^ ^^f ^^^'^' ^''' ^'1^'^' ^'^^^^^^"^'^' Goldfinch, Siskin, GoM- 

 ^fV'T' ^^'?P.T; ^^'-^terhen, Common Sandpiper, Ring Ouzel, Dipper, NigJit- 



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ar, Cuckoo Golden and Green Plover, Common Snipe, Jack Snipe, Curie.. 



Twue, Hooded Crow Short^eared Owl, Heron, C.rouse,' Partridge, Pheasant, and 



the usual common birds. Mr. K. McLean notes most of the above birds and also the 



