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president's address. 



fluttered away, and on examining the place we found a nest 

 containing two eggs and two newly hatched birds. We then 

 rejoined the remainder of the members who had waited at 

 Deneholme, and then proceeded on an inspection of the 

 Black Hall Rocks about two miles distant. These have now 

 assumed the formation of stacks, caves, and arches, the sea- 

 ward support of the main arch being itself a mass of caves, 

 the limestone remaining being little more than a shell. The 

 time for return was now approaching, and we journeyed to 

 Hazledene Station for the seven o'clock train. In passing 

 through the village it was with regret we noticed the dilapi- 

 dated and tenantless condition of many houses caused by the 

 closing of the colliery. At a meeting held in the Railway 

 Station four new members were elected; and shortly after 

 eight o'clock the main body reached Newcastle, much pleased 

 with the day's field work. The following birds were either 

 seen or heard : — 



Thrush, mature, young 



Blackbird ,, 



Meadow Pipit 



Tree Pipit 



Missel Thrush 



Grey Wagtail 



Pied Wagtail 



Stock Dove 



Coal Tit 



Long-tailed Tit 



Blue Tit 



Linnet 



Greenfinch 



Yellow Bunting 



Robin 



flying and young just hatched. 



Sparrow 



Tree Sparrow 



Bullfinch 



Sparrow Hawk 



White-throat 



Chiff-chaff 



Wren 



Wood Wren 



Willow Wren 



Jackdaw 



Starling 



Rook 



Corncrake 



The ferns observed in the Dene were not so numerous in 

 their variety as we expected, and consisted only of: — 



Male Fern 

 Female Fern 

 Broad Buckler Fern 



Hard Prickly Shield Fern 



Hart's-tongue 



Hard Fern 



