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europceus, and other well-known plants of the district were 

 also seen. Wheatears, Stock-doves, and Jackdaws were the 

 most plentiful birds, but several Curlews and a Cuckoo 

 were in evidence. The Stock-doves still had eggs in two 

 or three instances. Mr Hogg's keeper met the party half-way 

 along the crags, and Mr J. Carr of Hetton Hall bicycled 

 up to the western end of the range to join them. Having 

 completed the investigation of the Flora and Fauna of the 

 cliffs — and failed to observe any Lepidoptera of importance — a 

 move was made for the top of Black Heddon Hill, where, not 

 far from the cairn, was the spot at which mill stones used 

 to be cut at some unknown date. Several partly cut stones 

 were still in situ, but in most cases merely the holes were 

 visible from which the stones had been removed. The 

 rock is sandstone, the whole of the ridge of Black Heddon 

 being of the same formation. Near the same spot several 

 specimens of the Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta 

 myrtilli) were captured, and a few other moths seen, including 

 the Wood TigQX (Nemophila plantaginis). The Bog i'iinpernel 

 (Anagallis tenella) was found at the usual spot near the road 

 on returning, and the Petty Whin (Genista anglica) was 

 growing close by. Four members of the party arrived fruiu 

 Haggerston at the crags just in time to see one of the old 

 camps, possibly British, at the top of them, after which a 

 move was made for the station. 



