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Barrow Burn, the Dove Crags and Coquet, whilst the 

 entomologists wandered further afield, collecting on the moors 

 in the vicinity of the Holystone Burn. 



The third day was devoted to general rambles by the 

 different sections, whilst some of the party on their return to 

 Rothbury rambled from Thorpton by way of the Blue Mill 

 and woods, over Cartington Moor to Cragside, and thence to 

 the Thrum Mill. 



In addition to these rambles, short and pleasant walks were 

 made in the immediate vicinity of Harbottle in the early morn- 

 ing before breakfast, and in the late evening. 



At least sixty-eight kinds of birds were either seen or heard, 

 including such interesting species as the ring ouzel, the night- 

 jar, the greater spotted woodpecker, herons near their nests and 

 young, teal, ringed plover (which seldom breeds inland) and 

 young, and the woodcock, and also the following typical upland 

 forms : stonechat, redstart, dipper, grey wagtail, reed bunting, 

 black and red grouse and redshank. 



Some of the plants observed were of more than usual interest, 

 such as the crowberry, corydalis, marsh cinquefoil, the bog 

 bean, marjoram, the handsome melancholy thistle, the globe 

 flower and the sweet-scented orchis from the moors. The 

 insectivorous sundew was found in abundance. 



The entomologists of the party recorded caterpillars of the 

 emperor moth and other heath-loving species, and the capture of 

 the large heath butterfly. Several giant dragon flies were seen, 

 chiefly Cordetilogaster annuldtus, and Mr. Woodcock showed 

 how to brace the wings of these creatures to ensure safe ex- 

 amination when alive, and demonstrated the working of their 

 mouth parts. 



In regard to the insects and allied creatures in which I am 

 especially interested, many notable forms were discovered, 

 including five thrips new to the British fauna, and a small 

 Scolopendrella new to science. The following brief account of 

 the three-days' collecting will be useful, as many of these 

 obscure groups have not before been studied in Coquetdale. 



