286 Peacock: Lincolnshire. Naturalists at Hartsholme. 
in the spring and stayed for two months, becoming so tame 
that I hoped it would finally remain. It would allow me to get 
within twenty yards of it, but it eventually vanished. I should 
have said that it was an immature bird. In January 1892 a 
beautiful specimen of the Bittern was picked up from under the 
ice of the lake at the end of the long frost. Kingfishers are 
fairly common. We once had a black duck, which I imagined 
to be a Scoter, here for three seasons. I have never seen wild — 
geese, but in 1892, I think, about Christmas, four Wild Swans 
settled on the lake, but they soon left. Herons are common, for 
there is a small Heronry at Doddington, about three miles 
away. We BtSsBone are becoming quite a nuisance, but I very 
rarely see a Coot 
About 120 species of plants were noted, the four best sales 
Ranunculus hederaceus, Lythrum salicaria, which is rather local 
than rare, Rumex palustris, and Scirpus setaceus. 
Five fungi only were seen, reported on by Rev. W. Fowler 
as follows :— 
Amanita rubescens. Marasmius oreades. 
manita muscaria. Calocera. carnea. 
Psalliota arvensis. 
he mosses were ae as disappointing, the following being 
named by Rev. W. Fow 
Dicranella heteromalla. Hylocomium squarrosum. 
‘Funaria hygrometri 
The following is a ist of eter seen and nes by 
Mr. W. Lewington and friends 
Pieris brassicz. Polyommatus phleeas. 
Pieris rapz Triphzna p b 
Pieris napi Xanthia flavag: 
Pararge me Thera variata. 
They met with ie following larvee :— 
Dasychira pudibunda. Acronycta ees NNT 
Notodonta dictzoides. Hadena olerace 
We were a little more lucky with our other slant captures. 
The following is the Rev. A. Thornley’s list :— 
OLEOPTERA. in mistake for a green seed 
Loricera pilicornis. by some larva 
Philonthus fimetarius, Longitarsus tonenerets  Duft. 
+  $tilbus consimilis. Common Common 
Aphodius contaminatus. Coccinella “decémpunctata. 
Agelastica halensis. Common. 
Cassida nobilis. One example, es ema septempunctata 
Cassida flaveola. One example. Commo 
Cassida viridis. One example. Adalia bhscnulata: Common. 
The thorax of this cre aig _ Exochomus quadripustulatus. 
has ki beoraeed been ‘nibbled ' iH Sommon. | 
