322 REPORTS. 



Ellampus aupatus, Wesm. Taken in company with the above by Mr. 

 Marquand. 



ICHNEUMONIOE. 



Melanichneumon nudieoxa, Thorns. One specimen of this great rarity 

 captured by myself near Grande Rocque on August 22nd. 



PezomaetlUS eearinatus, Forst. One specimen taken at the Gouffre, 

 June 14th, 1801. 



Pimpla pomorum, Hatz. Taken in my garden in Brock Road on 

 August 17th. 



NEUROPTERA. 



Phryganea varia, F. One specimen of this fine Caddisfly was captured 

 by Mr. E. D. Marquand at the Yale during August. 



DIPTERA. 



DiplOSiS pyrivora, Riley. The Pear Midge. Noticed in several gardens 

 in Guernsey. Has caused great loss in Jersey. 



araneim:. 



Argyroneta aquatiea, Linn. Found in great abundance by Mr. E. ~D. 

 Marquand in a pool near L'Ancresse Bay, and also in a quarry pool not 

 far from the Vale Church. Has not before been recorded for the 

 Channel Islands. 



ADDITION TO THE ALDERNEY LIST. 



DIPTERA. 



Sarcophila latrifons, Flu. One specimen taken by Mr. E. D. Marquand. 



W. A. Luff, F.E.S., Sec. Ento. Sect. 



REPORT OF THE ORNITHOLOGICAL SECTION. 



In the absence from the island of Mr. G. Dalgliesh, the 

 Sectional Secretary, I have prepared a few notes on the 

 birds of our islands, but before submitting these to you, I 

 wish to say a word about the species which have already 

 been authentically recorded. 



Our principal authority on the subject — in fact, the only 

 book we have — is the late Cecil Smith's " Birds of Guernsey, 

 Alderney, Sark, Herm and Jethou," published in 1879. In 

 this work the author states (p. 218) that he has enumerated 

 for these islands 176 species on sufficiently clear evidence ; 

 but where the evidence was unsatisfactory, he has " thought 

 it better to omit all mention of the bird, though its occasional 

 occurrence may seem possible." This renders the book all 

 the more reliable, for Smith was a skilful and experienced 

 ornithologist. 



