THE YOUNG 



"AT HOME." 



Liverpool. — C. S. Gregson will be at home 

 ever>' Sunday until March next. Micro- 

 lepidopterists, coleopterists, and artists 

 should come early to secure good light ; 

 general naturalists any time from nine 

 a.m. to nine p.m. — Rose Bank, Fletcher 

 Grove Edge Lane, Liverpool. 



HuDDERSFiELD.— S. L. Moslcy every Sat- 

 urday afternoon. 



ASSISTANT NATURALISTS. 



J. P. SouTTER. Clyde Terrace, Bishop 

 Auckland. All branches of Botany ex- 

 cept microscopic. 



John A. Tate. 6i, Merlin Street, Liverpool. 

 Inhabitants of the Aquarium, Terrarium, 

 and Vivarium. 



Dr. Ellis, ioi, Everton Road, Liverpool. 

 Coleoptera. 



(We shall be glad of additions to these lists ) 



FIELD CLUBS. 



The members of Huddersfield Young 

 Naturalists' Field Club have decided to 

 send a collector to the Cheshire Sandhills 

 for a few days in April. He will collect 

 plants and insects of all orders. Any one 

 wishing to share in the undertaking may do 

 so on payment of 2S. 6d. The members of 

 the club are paying this by weekly instal- 

 ments, but others must pay in one sum. At 

 present it will be sufiQcient if those desirotts 

 to join send their names and addresses. 

 The subscription to be paid nearer the time. 

 Address: F. Ellis, Hon. Sec, 32, Swallow 

 Street, Huddersfield. 



NOTES, CAPTURES, &c. 



Early Appearance of H. Rupicapraria. 

 — During the second week in January 

 H. Yupicapraria began to appear in my breed- 

 ing boxes, and by the middle of the month 

 they were out freely, males and females. 



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The lar\-a were taken last June, whilst beat- 

 ing for the larva of Grossulariata, on the 

 hedges at the foot of the Eglwysig Rocks 

 (Eglwysig pronounced "Glusig"), at Llan- 

 gollen ; and were not cared for in any way 

 either by being fed or being protected from 

 the weather, but had in the larva state to 

 eat black currant leaves with the currant 

 moth larva, or starve, or make up as the 

 case might be. I hardly think they ate the 

 black currant — probably only such as were 

 full fed did make up. — C. S. Gregson. 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



By W. H. B.-vth. 



nth December. Saw a Heron [A. Cinoa), 

 by Brace Bridge Pool, Sutton, it flew away 

 at our approach. There were a number of 

 feet marks on the sand. Herons frequent 

 Spade Mill pool a little, I have seen their 

 feet marks there. Last summer some boys 

 caught a Heron by Black Root Pool, while 

 fishing the Heron was caught by their bait. 

 They were afraid to go near it themselves, 

 until they obtained assistance. Mr. Parker 

 said that he caught a Heron alive once, 

 when fishing in the River Avon. The 

 Heron was attracted by the bait which it 

 swallowed, it became entangled in the line, 

 and the hook caught in one of its wings. A 

 very deep wound was made, caused by its 

 struggles in trying to escape. Mr. Parker 

 kept it for several months, and fed it upon 

 stale fish and snd scraps of meat. It was 

 especially fond of sprats, they were just a 

 nice size for it. At first the wound was 

 very bad, it was full of maggots, but he 

 bathed it every night, and in time it got 

 well. The Heron became quite tame and 

 docile, it would come regularly every night, 

 and hold up its wing to have it bathed. 

 Unfortunately, however, it came to a bad 

 end, it throttled itself while playing with a 

 piece of string, which formed into a noose 

 round its neck. Mr. Parker said that it was 



