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full plumage, and is now in the hands of the stufFer. The last specimen shot 

 near Yarmouth was, I believe, in 1839. — W. D. Burton; Great Yarmouth, June 15, 

 1849. 



Capture of the Black Tern (Sterna nigra) at Chertsey. — A pair of black terns were 

 killed at Chertsey, in Surrey, the week before last. — W. F. W. Bird ; 5, King's Row, 

 Bedford Row, June 6, 1849. 



Occurrence of the Sturgeon (Accipenser sturio) at Wisbeach. — A specimen of the 

 sturgeon, measuring 5 feet 10 inches, was caught in the Nene, about four miles below 

 this town, on the 19th instant. The capture was quite accidental. Some fishermen 

 had on the preceding evening placed nets across the river, for the purpose of catching 

 flounders, or ' butts,' as they are here commonly called ; and the royal fish, becom- 

 ing entangled, was secured. A fine specimen, caught at the mouth of the river about 

 sixteen years ago, is in the Wisbeach Museum. — T. W. Foster, Curator ; Wisbeach, 

 May 23, 1849. 



Occurrence of the Marine Lamprey. — A fine specimen of this fish, which is rarely 

 met with on the eastern coast, was caught in the river Nene, on the 22nd instant, at 

 a place called the Dog and Doublet, midway between Wisbeach and Peterborough, a 

 distance of more than twenty miles from the Wash. I purchased it, and have pre- 

 pared it for the Museum : it is 30 inches in length, and 8 inches in circumference. 

 This fish had no doubt come up the river for the purpose of spawning, it being a fe- 

 male and full of ova. — Id. 



Capture of Cerura bicuspis at Preston. — I have great pleasure in recording the 

 capture of a magnificent specimen of Cerura bicuspis, by my friend Mr. John Cooke, 

 of this town : he found it at rest on the trunk of an alder, on the 14th of May last. 

 This is the second British specimen on record of this truly elegant species ; the first 

 being taken about two years ago, in the same place, and at rest upon an alder, by Mr. 

 James Cooper, formerly of this town. Mr. Cooke brought me this specimen alive, 

 and has very kindly added this almost unique British species to my cabinet : bicuspis 

 and carmelita are my best acquisitions this season. In my opinion the larva of bi- 

 cuspis feeds upon the alder. I am led to believe this to be the case, because I have 

 found empty cocoons of a Cerura on the alders this spring, and, moreover, there is no 

 possibility of the larva travelling from any willows or poplars in the neighbourhood. 

 All the British Cerurae have been taken in this locality, and within a mile of the town. 

 — J. B. HodgMnson ; 12, Friday Street, Preston, May 27, 1849. 



On setting Micro-Lepidoptera flat. — On the cover of the 'Zoologist' for April 

 appeared a notice that a certain triumvirate intended to set their Micro-Lepidoptera 

 flat, in the continental fashion, for which intention they have been called " Depres- 

 eariaj," " the three flats," &c. Well, that does not matter; three flats may indicate 

 a major key, and these dissonant parties may hereafter learn our tunc. I cannot tell 



