1 92 SMITH : YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS AT TANFIELD. 



pointing out everything of interest, and putting himself to an amount 

 of physical exertion that would have taxed many a younger man. 

 The sections were then called upon to report the result of the 



day's work. 



For the Vertebrate Section, its President, Mr. T. H. Nelson, 



M.B.O.U., reported that observations were made along the walk 

 from Tanfield to Ripon by himself and the Rev. E. P. Knubley, 

 M.A., assisted by Col. I'Anson of Howe, and his two sons. 

 Thirty species of birds were noted. 



The Residents noted were 25, as follows, those marked * being 



♦Missel Thrush. 



Long-tailed Tit. 



♦Rook. 



*Song Thrush. 



Pied Wagtail. 



Jackdaw. 



♦Blackbird. 



Skylark. 



♦Magpie. 



Hedge Accentor. 



Yellow Bunting. 



Ring-dove 



* Redbreast. 



* Chaffinch. 



Pheasant. 



Wren. 



House Sparrow. 



Partridge. 



Tree Creeper. 



Greenfinch. 



♦Lapwing. 



Great Tit. 



^Starling. 

 *Carrion Crow. 



♦Waterhen. 



One Winter Migrant was noted, the Fieldfare. A small flock 

 was seen near the mill at Tanfield; and on the following day 

 Mr. Nelson saw a large flock of nearly two hundred birds in a field 

 on Col. F Anson's property, at Howe, between Ripon and Thirsk. 



It was too early for many summer visitants, but four were 

 recorded, the Chiff Chaff, Martin, Sand Martin, and Common 

 Sandpiper. 



Of mammals were noted the Hare, Rabbit, Hedgehog, and 



Mole ; and of Fishes, the Stickleback, Roach, and Grayling. 



The Conchological Section was reported for by its President, 

 Mr. Henry Crowther, F.R.M.S. Other conchologists present were 

 John Braim, W. C. Clarkson, Wm. Cash, F.G.S., James Ingleby, 

 B. M. Smith, and W. Denison Roebuck, F.L.S. A fair days work 

 had been done, Helix lamellata being observed in abundance m 

 Mickley Woods. The species noted were 7 slugs, 20 land and 

 3 freshwater forms, viz. : — Arion titer, A. subfuscus, A. hortensis. 

 Umax maximus, £. marginatus (arborum), Agriolimax agnstis, 

 A. l&vis, Vitrina, Hyalinia alliaria, H nitidula, H. jnlva, 

 H. crystalline^ Bnlimus obscurus, Pupa cylindracea, Clausilia bidentata 

 (rtigosa\ CI. laminata, Helix nemoralis, H. horte?isis, H. lamellate, 

 H. arbustorum, H. aspersa, H cantiana, H granulate, H rufescens, 

 H. concinna, H rotundata, H itala, Limtuea truncatula, Neritina 

 fluviatilis (Yore at Hackfall), and Pisidium amnicum (do.). 



Naturalist, 



