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Clubjona diversa, Cambr. A remarkably fine example occurred 

 at the top of Cheviot in 1871. 



Neriene Huthwaitii, Cambr. From the Cheviots. October. 

 " Of this rare spider," Mr Cambridge writes, " I have never 

 seen more than two examples before. Oddly enough one of 

 these came from Dartmoor, and the other trom Derby ; so that 

 these three examples establish its distribution from one end of 

 England to the other." 



Walckeioera latierons, Cambr. Beneath heaps of fir prunings, 

 Humbleton wood. May. 

 The following, which were indicated as new to Britain last 



year, have this summer been captured by Mr Traill, of Old 



Aberdeen, in the Scottish Highlands (" Scottish Naturalist," 



II., p. 25). 



Linyphia reticulata, Cambr. Top of Cheviot. Found by Mr 

 Traill on the top of Cairn -na-Glaisha, on the boundary between 

 Aberdeenshire and Forfarshire, at 3,300 feet above the sea. 



Neriene uncana, Cambr. The same remarks apply to this. 

 ,, promiscua, Cambr. Cheviot. Found by Mr Traill at 

 Braemar, Dear Aberdeen, at Inverary, and at Dunkeld. 



Notices of a remarkable Aurora Borealis. 



On Sunday evening, February 4lh, 1872, at Kelso, a fine 

 display of Aurora was seen. It commenced about 6 o'clock, 

 when the sky to the east and south presented a brilliant 

 appearance of rosy light, an arch of the same hue extending 

 between the principal points at an angle of about 15°. No 

 corruscating rays were then visible, and the brilliant colour 

 did not extend far towards the zenith. Later in the evening, 

 the rich rosy hues of the Aurora extended somewhat towards 

 the north and west, but the principal colouring remained in 

 the east and south. The sky was clear, and the stars shone 

 beautifully through the electric light. At times brilliant 

 rays, rose coloured, blue, and white, mingled together and shot 

 up towards the zenith. The night was still ; wind had been 

 S.W. all day ; the sun had shone brilliantly after a heavy 

 shower of rain in the morning ; barometer 29'82, slightly 

 declined from the previous day ; thermometer 43°. At 10 

 p.m., rosy lights continue in south and east, sending up rays ; 

 clouds beginning to rise from S.W., and a soft wind stirring ; 

 all clear to the north. 11 p.m., cloudy; Aurora disappeared. 



N.B. — This unusually fine display of Aurora was witnessed 

 over the whole continent of Europe, and extended even to 

 the northern shores of Africa. F. Douglas, M.D. 



