42 THE YOUNG 



Riley, the Hon. Sec. of the Frizinghall 

 branch of the ''Union Jack Field Club." 

 It is an old saying that there is nothing 

 new under the sun, and it would appear 

 from Mr. Eiley's interesting communi- 

 cation, that the Editor of the " Union 

 Jack " (Mr. G. A. Henty), had made 

 in the Autumn of last year, very similar 

 suggestions to those of own. These 

 have been so well taken with that there 

 are now over 3,000 members of these 

 Clubs in the United Kingdom. Five 

 lads in Frizinghall, near Bradford, 

 started one of them, which has pro- 

 gressed, and now numbers twenty-two 

 members, three honorary members, and 

 two corresponding members. The age 

 of their members ranges from eleven 

 upwards, there being no limit. Mr. 

 Riley naively remarks that gentlemen 

 are of great use " they help to keep 

 order, and in cases of dispute can pre- 

 vent quarrelling." Mr. Eiley's Club, 

 however, appears to have had some- 

 thing else to do than quarrel, for they 

 have had papers read as follows : — 

 "British Birds and Eggs, 

 „ Beetles (two.) 

 Cuckoos. 



How to Skeletonise Leaves. 



Botany, 



Locust. 



"Winter Forms of Trees and their 

 suggestions. 



British Marine Algae. 



Butterflies (two) &c , &c. 

 No mean programme of work for any 

 society in the first year of its existence. 

 Mr. Riley thinks a plan of this sort 

 might be adopted with advantage , by 



NATURALIST. 



the Young Naturalists' Field Club. We 

 are much obliged for his suggestions, 

 and shall be glad to know that his 

 society continues its career of usefulness, 

 and that any of ours do as well. It is 

 clear that there are numbers of young 

 people ready to work at natural history, 

 and that they only want a little help to 

 set them* on the right track. 



We are glad to know number one has 

 been formed, and shall be glad soon to 

 receive a list of its members and officers, 

 and to hear something of its doings. 

 Who will formi number two } 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



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

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

 mont Park, Huddersfield. 



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We should be obliged if persons sending 

 insects to name, especially Microlepidop- 

 tera, would give, when they know it, the 

 date of capture and locality. 



We have again to thank Mr. F. Kerry, of 

 Harwich, for seven different varieties of 

 the egg of the Reed Warbler, sent for 

 figuring. 



" Birds and Eggs." We shall now soon 

 be among the Thrushes and Warblers, 

 and as we should like, as far as possible, 

 to give figures from nature of the nests of 

 all the smaller land birds, we should be 

 obliged if parties having nests would com- 

 municate with us. We shall be glad 



