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Peregrine Talcon. lie says :— Tlie coast is a favourite landing place for the winter 

 mlt^rants, Woodcock, Snipe, Fieldfare, Redwing, Short-eared Owl coming in large 

 quantities in September or before. Mr. G. Abbey says :— On the east side of the 

 house at Crinkle Park there was some fine spruce that about August should be 

 visited by Crossbills, at least they used to be, in flocks of a hundred or two. Of 

 Mammals Mr. Nelson notes Badger and Otter (occasionally), Foulmart (common 

 once, almost extinct now), Fox, Stoat, Weasel, Hedgehog, Shrew, Long-tailed 

 Field Mouse. Fishes.— Messrs. Nelson and McLean state that Salmon- Trout, 

 Trout, and Fels abound in the streams, and that Perch has been introduced by Sir 

 C. M. Palmer. 



MARINE ZOOLOGY.— Mr. W. Y. Veitch says— The best local guide 

 upon the subject is Ferguson's 'Natural History of Redcar and Neighbourhood.' 

 Among the more uncommon species of fish noticed about Staithes are Trigia 

 hirnndo, Scuena aquila, Brama rail, Centrolophus pompiliis, Lanipris giUtatns, 

 Callionymiis lyra, Belone vulgaris, Brosmius vulgaris. Rhombus hirtus, Orthagoriscus 

 viola and Acipeiiser stiirio. Dr. Veitch also sends valuable notes of the Zoophytes, 

 Echinoderms, Crustaceans, etc., which we are compelled to omit for want of space. 



CONCHOLOGY.- ,, i t 



Dr. Veitch mentions the following marine molluscs as those most hkely to be 

 met with \—Pholas dactylus, Saxicava rugosa, Donax anatinus, Tellina crassa, 

 Mactra stuUorum, Tapes pu.llasira, Venus galiina, Astarte sulcata, Luciiia borealis, 

 Mytilus edulis, Doris tuberculata, Bulla cranchii. Chiton cinereus, Dentaliiiiii eittale, 

 Patella vulgat a, Helcion pelluciduni, Trochus cinerarius, IJttorhia litiorca, Kissoia 

 pa7va, lurritella coiiwiunis, Aporrhais pes-pelicani, Cypnza curop>7a, Bttcdiutm 

 undatum. Purpura lapillus, Murex erinaceus, and Boligo vulgaris; .although it 

 does not appear that any records have been actually made for the section of coast to 



be examined. . 



Of L. and F.W. MoUusca Mr. Baker Hudson has taken m the neighbour- 

 hood H. nemoralis, II. caperaia, H. hispida, II. rotundata, H. aculeata, //. sericea, 

 H. arbusturuiu, II. aspei-sa, Zonites cellarius, Z. nitidulus, Z. alliarius, Z. aystal- 

 li'nus^ Z. purus, Z. raduitulus, Claiisilia rugosa, C. la?uinata, Bulimus obscurusy 

 Pupa marginata, P. umhilicata, Vertigo edeiitula, Zita, Azeca, Vitrina, Limmea 

 peregra^ Amylus Jluviatihs. 



ENTOMOLOGY.— The Entomological section will be ofTicially represented 

 by its President, Rev. C D. Ash, E.A., and its Secretaries, Messrs. A. E. Hall, 

 F.E.S., Wm. Hcw-elt, and Leonard Hawkesworth. 



■ ■■ Lepidoptera.— Mr. T. A. Lofthouse notes the following species as occurring 

 in the vicinity of Staithes ;— F«//.'.f.^« urtiac, V atalanta, V. cardui (common in 

 some seasons), Epinephelc tithonus, Polyomuuitus phhvas, Lyc^rna icarus, Bonilyx 

 rubi, Plusia gavima, Peronea variegana, Uraptcryx sambucaria. Capt. Turton 

 writes that solne twenty years ago he saw a splendid specimen of the Caml)erweii 

 Beauty butterily ( Vanessa anliopa) on Roxl)y Moor. 



Coleoptera.— Mr. M. L. Thompson writes that Coleopterists should sweep 

 grassy ijlaces and hillsides in the vicinity of the coast in search of the smaller 

 Clavicornia, as it is at present much to be desired that Yorkshire Coleopterists should 

 direct special attention to this division. Advantage should also be taken of the 

 coast excursion to work the shore itself. 



WORK TO BE DONE by members who have no special object_ of 

 investigation. Worms (especially the small aquatic and mud-haunting species) 

 to be collected and sent to Rev. Hilderic Friend, 7, Fern Bank, Cockermouth ; 

 Diptera to P. PL Grimshaw, F.E.S., 26, Montpellier Park, Edinburgh, or 

 R H. Meade, i, Mount Royd, Manningham ; Orthoptera, Tnchoptera, Neu- 

 roptera to G T. Poiritt, F.L.S., Crosland Hall, Huddersfield ; and Tubes ot 

 Water containing Freshwater Algas, to W. West, F.L.S., 15, Horton Lane, 



Bradford. 



PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS.— 



4-15 p.m.— Meat Tea, 2/- each, at the Station Ho Staithes. 

 5-0 p.m.— Sectional Meetings |^^ ^|^^ ^^^^^^^ g^j^^^ Staithes. 

 5-15 p.m. —General Meeting J ^ tt ^r 1 



The Chair at the General Meeting will be taken by Mr. T PI. Nelson. 





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