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with each other for perusal and return, 

 even a very few could give advantage to 

 each other. If any one inclined so to 

 exchange their papers will communicate 

 with us we will endeavour to arrange 

 the matter for them. The magazines 

 would have to be sent round to all who 

 join, and go back to the owner at the 

 end of the circuit. The cost would be 

 nothing beyond the postage, say 3d. per 

 5ionth if there were six, 6d. per month 

 if there were twelve different magazines. 



BRITISH MOTHS.—We will be 

 obliged to our readers if they will send 

 us a list of the hawk moths and clear 

 wings that occur in their respective 

 localities, with notes on their abundance 

 or scarcity, their regularity or irregu- 

 larity of appearance, and any other point 

 that may be worth naming. These lists 

 will be of much more value to us as 

 they are more numerous and complete. 

 "We would like every one of our readers 

 to respond to this request. Our object, 

 of course, is to trace the range in 

 Britain of the various species, and to 

 what extent they occur regularly. All 

 information so supplied shall be properly 

 acknowledged when it is made use of, 



PARASITES. — During the past 

 year w^e have not had nearly so many 

 ichneumoned larvae or pupae sent as we 

 had the year before. This is partly 

 owing to us not having kept the matter 

 80 prominently before our readers. If, 

 however, you have any larvae or pupae 

 now that have either ichneumons or 

 dipterous parasites in them ; or if you 

 have the parasites themselves, either in 



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pupa or emerged, and set or unset, we 

 shall be glad to receive them if you d^ 

 not want them yourselves, and to make 

 you the best return in our power in 

 whatever branch your studies lie. In 

 sending such, let us know, in all cases, 

 the name of the host from which they 

 have emerged. 



BACK NUMBERS. — After mak- 

 ing up sets of Yolume ii. we have ai 

 quantity of odd numbers left. These 

 we will be glad to send in parcels post 

 free to any address for distribution. 

 Our friends will aid us very considerably, 

 by doing this for us. Those wanting, 

 back numbers to complete sets will ! 

 please apply early, and also for od^l 

 plates. ( 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



AH communications to be sent to J. E. Robson, Bellerby^ 

 Terrace, West Hartlepool ; or to S. L. Mosley Beau-c 

 mont Park, Huddersfield. 



NOTES, CAPTURES, &c. 



Rare Birds at Derby. — A specimen of 

 the Gray Phalarope has just been shot atil 

 Little Eaton, near Derby, and we have a, 

 splendid Rough-legged Buzzard and 

 Honey Buzzard that were shot here in the 

 spring. — G. Pullen, Derby, 



S. CoNVOLVULi AT Derby.^I had a* 

 specimen female of 5. convolvuli brought to'' 

 me alive on September 4th, which I havej' 

 put in the museum here.~G. Pullen, Derby.* 



Migration of Birds on the East CoASti-> 

 —On Monday, 17th October, thousands of^ 

 larks were seen coming off the sea; they 

 continued coming all day on the 20th., 

 Large numbers of hooded crows, rooks, star- 

 lings, and wagtails were seen coming over ^ 

 the sea. A great many golden crested wrens I 

 have arrived, and may be seen in altnos^>; 

 any hedgerow.— F. Kerry, Harwich. , .fjj 



