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naturalist enlighten me ? I have not taken 

 any other beetles, but what are so common 

 that any other notes on them are unnecessary, 

 as they are known' to every coleopterist, 

 Amongst others I have taken P. capreus, 

 P niger, P vulgaris, M violacrus, and ex- 

 amples of the genus Anchomemis, Amor a. 

 Aphodius, and many others, all of which are 

 common and generally distributed — Wm. 

 P. Ellis, Enfield, Middlesex. 



EXCHANGE. 



A quantity of plants pressed and mounted, 

 collected in Surrey, including Bee Orchis, 

 Scarlet Pimpernel, Lesser Dodder fon ling; 

 and many others, for birds' eggs or nests.— 

 Geo. A. Widdas, Woodsley View, Leeds. 



Eggs of Gannet.Shag, Cormorant, Razor- 

 bill, Eider-duck, Lesser Black-back Gull, 

 Fulmar, Common Sand-piper, &c. for other 

 eggs in full sets, good set of Sparrow-hawks 

 wanted— S. Graham, 107, High Park Road, 

 Newcastle-on-Tyne. 



Eggs (in clutches) of Dipper, Jackdaw, 

 Ring Dove, Heron, Cormorant, Puffin (1), 

 Guillemot, Lesser Black-back Gull, Corn- 

 crake, Kittiwake, &c. for other eggs in 

 clutches.— Richd. J. Ussher, Cappagh, 

 Lismore, Ireland. 



Duplicates.— Defoliaria, Galatella, Bru- 

 mata, Aurantiaria, &c. Desiderata.— 

 Very numerous,— F. Ellis, 32, Swallow 

 Street, Huddersfield. 



Duplicates.— Lepidoptera. — Defoliaria, 

 Aurantiaria (both sexes of each), Pilosaria 

 (males) ; shells — H. lapicida, arbustorum, 

 rufescens, and rupestris. Desiderata. — 

 Numerous British Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, 

 and Land and Fresh Water Shells.— J. W. 

 Carter, 14, Valley Street, Valley Road, 

 Bradford. 



Duplicates.— Blandina, Gemina, Albu- 

 lata, Irrvpwa, Fallens, Carpophaga, Tritici, 



NATURALIST. 



Valligera, Testacea, Literosa. Desiderata. 

 Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, especially 

 Cidaria russata and immanata. — John E. 

 Robson, 15, Northgate, Hartlepool. 



Wanted, Cardui, Atalanta, To, Rhamni, 

 and most of the butterflies : will give a 

 suitable exchange. Also, have a spare, 

 clean (new) copy of Coleman's "British 

 Butterflies," 3/6 edition (coloured plates) : 

 will exchange for lepidoptera, or Wood's 

 "British Beetles" or "Moths" (coloured 

 editions).— John McKay, 48, Norfolk-street, 

 Laurieston, Glasgow. 



Duplicates.— Merlin, Kestril, Sparrow- 

 hawk, Buzzard, Montagues' Harrier, Tawny 

 Owl, Dipper, Missel Thrush, Fieldfare, 

 Ring Ouzle, Nightingale, Long Tailed Tit, 

 Red Bunting, Brambling, Hawfinch, Siskin, 

 Mealy Redpole, Pine Grosbeak, Crosbill, 

 Starling, Red-winged Starling, Rose Colour- 

 ed Pastor, Hooded Crow, Gt. Spotted 

 Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Hoopoe, 

 Ptarmigan, Quail, Grey Plover, Wood 

 Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Knot, Grey 

 Phalarope, Water-rail, Harlequin, Buffle- 

 headed Duck, Goosander, Little Grebe in 

 summer dress, Ringed Guillemot, Sandwich 

 Tern, &c. Wanted. — Gyr Falcon, Swallow- 

 tailed Kite, Tengalm's Owl, Woodchat 

 Shrike, Dartford Warbler, Bearded Tit, 

 Grey Wagtail in summer dress, Grey-headed 

 Wagtail, Ortolan Bunting, Parrot Crosbill, 

 Nut-cracker, Great Spotted Cuckoo, Roller, 

 Purple Martin, Spine-tailed Martin, Cream- 

 coloured Courser, Broad-billed Sandpiper, 

 and many others, especially young birds in 

 downy state, also nests and eggs of many, 

 chiefly wanted for figuring in " British 

 Birds." — S. L. Mosley, Beaumont Part, 

 Huddersfield. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



All communications to be sent to J. E. Bobson, 15 

 Northgate, Hartlepool; or to S. L. Mosley Beau- 

 mont Park, Huddersfield. 



