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Inachus dorhynchus, Inachus leptochirus, Munida Rondeletii, Nika 

 Couchii, Nika edulis, Pagurus Bernhardus, Portunus arcuatus, 

 Portunus corrugatus, Portunus marmoreus, Portunus pusittus, 

 Scyllarus arctus, Squilla mantis, Squilla Besmarestii, Steno- 

 rhynchus phalangium. 



The food of fishes is an interesting study, and one which I 

 commend to the memhers of our Club. I shall be thankful for 

 any information on the subject. Much may be learnt from in- 

 specting the stomach before it passes to the domain of the cook. 

 — Rev. R. F. Wheeler, Whitley, North Shields. 



Ballast-hill Flora.— Last summer I was not very successful in 

 detecting many new plants in the ballast, near the Hartlepools, 

 as I have generally done. I can now report the following — 

 Camelina sativa, Erigeron Canadense, Galium cinereum, Lepidium 

 drala, Trifolium repens, var. foliaceum, which, I think, is the 

 form designated as Var. phyllanthum (Seringe), and which he 

 noticed in Switzerland ; Chenopodium viride (Lin. ) ; some fine 

 plants of Galega officinalis, a Spanish plant ; also two individuals 

 of the Italian Trifolium Ifichelianum (Savi) : the larger of them 

 was a fine and strong plant. — John Hogg, If.A., Sfe., Norton 

 House, Jan. 24, 1867. 



Early Appearance of Frogs and Newts. — The mildness of the 

 present month (February) has brought the frogs from their winter 

 quarters much earlier than usual. I noticed the first on the 10 th, 

 and many others have been seen astir since. On the 17th, I saw 

 a newt on the footpath crushed (during its nocturnal rambles) 

 by some passing foot. — Thomas John Bold, Long Benton, Feb. 25, 

 1867. 



The Humming-bird Hawk Moth. — In this garden (Linden) on 

 Tuesday morning last (May 7th), while walking with the Eev. 

 J. Marshall, of Brenckburn, I had the pleasure to see one of our 

 old friends of 1865, viz., the Humming-bird Moth. "We both 

 saw it and watched it for some time feeding from some polyan- 

 thus plants. I never heard of the early spring appearance of 



