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Meetings, 1882. 



Weekly Meeting, November 1th, 1882.— Mr. W. A. Luff 

 exhibited a Locust (not identified) captured in Mill Street, 

 last autumn, which was fed for some time on cabbage leaves. 



It was recommended that a record be carefully kept of 

 the dates of the arrival and departure of various species of 

 birds. Mr. Derrick had seen the House Martin (Hirundo 

 urbica) in Belmont Lane, November 3rd. 



Mr. MacCulloch observed that the Heron used formerly 

 to breed in the island— near the house now called ' ' La 

 Heroniere" near the foot of Delancey. 



A letter printed in Science Gossip on the hybernation of 

 swallows, written by the Eev. D. Dobree, was read: — ' 1 In 

 the winter of December, 1845, I was engaged in pulling down 

 the Eectory of my parish of Torteval, which had certainly 

 stood since the time of Charles II. The weather was exceed- 

 ingly cold, and in pulling down the roof I found six swallows 

 in a torpid state under the old rafters and took them home 

 in my pocket. On arriving at the Forest Eectory, where 

 I lived — I placed them at a certain distance from the fire — 

 to the great amusement of my wife and servants. On the 

 following morning they were all perched on the kitchen grate, 

 chirping as if in spring. I regret to say that subsequently, 

 from the want of flies and other suitable aliment, which I in 

 vain endeavoured to procure for them, they all died. They 

 were certainly not young birds, several of them having the 

 red throat by which an old cock swallow is always distin- 

 guished." 



Mr. MacCulloch stated that " henbane " was to be found 

 at Petit Bot Bay and L'Ancresse— deadly night shade was 

 also found in Guernsey. Purple hellebore at Grande Mare, 

 Vazon. 



