ADYETfTISEMENTS. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Wicken Fen and District in 1891. — G. F. Porritt, F.L.s.. t.e.s. ... ... 1 



Notes for Beginners — Micro Larvae for the month. — Geo. Elisha, E.E.s. . . 7 



Reports of Societies ... ... ... _.. ... ... ... ■ 9 



MoUusca — A few Notes on Fresh-water Shells. — VV. A. Gain. ... 15 



General Notes ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 16 



Naturalists of the Day ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 



Hymenoptera-Aculeate of Lancashire and Cheshire. — Vv'. Gardner, F.R.G-.s. ... 21 



The Heterocera of the Isle of Man.— Henry Shortridge Clarke, e.e.s. ... ... 22 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



By rjeducing the leads between the lines, space equal to nearly tliree ad- 

 ditionaf pages has been gained, without giving the Magazine the crowded ap- 

 pearance that is so painful to read. 



A portrait of Lord Walsingliam, is given with the present part, forming 

 the first of a series of portraits o f Naturalists of the Day. 



The February part will contain a portrait of H. T. Stainton, Esq., f.r.s., 

 F.L.S., F.G.S., F.E.S., &c., Author of " A Manual of Butterflies and Moth," &c., 

 &c. Other portraits are in lapid preparation. 



Arrangements are now completed for continuing. the Molluscan Section. 

 W. A. Gain, Esq., of Tuxford, Newark, has kindly undertaken the Land and 

 Fresh Water Mollusca, and Brocton Tomlin, Esq., of The Green, Llandafi, wil' 

 attend to the Marine Section. Communications may be made to either of these 

 gentlemen. All letters requiring a reply by post should contain stamp. (Mr.j 

 Tomlin will be from home for a fortnight). 



The Section for Coleoptera is conducted by G. A. Lewcock, Esq., 73, 

 Oxford Eoad, Islington, to whom also direct com ".lunication may be made. His 

 "Gossiping Notes on British Coleoptera'' will be resumed in the Februan- 

 j)art. - 



Mr. Lewcock also rej)resents the Magazine in London, and will receive 

 subscriptions, papers, and notes for publication, &c., &c. 



Subscrij)tions, exchanges, business correspondence, notes, papers fo3r| 

 publication, and all other communications, to be addressed — John Iv. E.oBSON,j 

 Hahtlepool. 



NATURALIST, 



WELLINGTON TERRACE, CUIFTO^^ BRISTOL.] 



Cheap Sets of well-made Natural History Apparatus for young beginners, 



all carriage paid. 



FOR IISTSECTS —Net, Store Box, Pins Killing Box, Cork Boards, Chip Boxei 



Label Lists, &c., 6|6. 

 FOR FjGGS.— Drills, Blowpipes, Colleeting Box, Label List, &c., 3,'- 

 FOK SHELLS. — Dredging Scoop, Boxes, and Glass Collecting Tubes, 3/6. 

 FOR BOTANICAL SPECIMENS.— Botanical Collecting Case, Drying Paper] 



Fern and Plant Digger, and Boxes, 3)6 — 

 FOR FOSSILS AND MINER ALS.— Geological Hammer and Chisel, Boxes 



and Labels for specimens, 3/6. 



All orders are carefully imcked and despatched on receipt of order. 



A very large stock of Birds' Eggs and Skins, Lepidoptera, Shells, Natural i 

 History Books and Apparatus. NEW CATALOGUE FREE. i 



Printed by B. T. Ord, 69, High Street, Hartlepool; and published by Messes. Swa; 

 SoNjrENSCHEi^i & Co., Paternoster Square, E.G. 



i 



