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THE YOUNG 



NATURALIST. 



Feb. 17th. L.peregra, caught a few dozen 

 in a small rivulet, near the Pebble Mill, 

 Edgbaston, L. stagnalis, and two species 



Planoriis, abundant in same locality. 



March ist. Chesnut {Castanea vulgaris) 

 in flower at Selby Oak and Edgbaston. 

 Helix aspersa. Saw several young ones, 

 about half an inch in diameter, under dead 

 leaves at Sellywick. Helix nemoralis, var. 

 hortensis, one specimen. Helix Jiispida. Six- 

 teen specimens under dead leaves at Selly- 

 wick. This last species is remarkable for 

 the fact of having the surface of the shell 

 thickly covered with fine short hairs or 

 bristles, which may be seen to the best ad- 

 vantage under a microsope of low power. 



March 8th. Helix aspersa. Two adult 

 specimens, with the winter operculum still 

 intact. Helix nemoralis, var. hoHensis, ten 

 specimens ; H. nemoi'alis var. minor, three 

 specimens; H. Idspida, H. rotundata, and 

 Zonites nitidus abundant. Found the above 

 specimens under dead leaves at Sellywick. 

 Hellis 2JGre)inis (Daisy), in flower in every 

 field. Primula vulgaris (Primrose), in 

 flower, in Western Coppice, Sellywick. 



Mar. i2th. Toeniocampa gotliica out at 

 light at Edgbaston. 



March 19th. Plants observed in flower 

 at Stechford and Yardsley. Mei'curialis 

 j^eiennis (Dog's Mercury), on every bank; 

 Ranunculus ficaricu (Lesser Celandine ) ; 

 Coryllus avellana (Hazel) ; jEnus glutinosa 

 (Alder) ; Lamium purpureum (Red Dead 

 Nettle) ; Lamium album (White Dead 

 Nettle) ; Stellao'ia Jwlostea (Stichwort) ; 

 Capsella hursa-pastoris (Shepherd's Purse) ; 

 Leontodon taraxacum (Dandelion) ; Bellis 

 Ferennis (Daisy j ; Tassilago farfara (Colts- 

 foot) ; Anenone nemorosa (Wood Anemone) ; 

 Potentilla fraga^iastrum (Barren Straw- 

 berry ; Narcissus jpseudo-nao'cissus (Daffo- 

 dill) ; Saliz caprea (Sallow) ; Ulex ev/)'opceus 

 ^Gorse) ; Viola adorata (Sweet Violet) ; 

 Lychnis diurna (Red Campion). 



Larvs£ : took between 20 and 30 young 



larvae of C. caja, on Dog's Mercury, &c., at 

 Saltley. Shells : Goclilicopa lulrica, took 

 6 or 7 under moss at Stechford. Birds 

 singing : Robin, Chaffinch, Skylark and 

 and Hedgeparrow, at Yardley and Stech- 

 ford. — P. T. Deakin, Birmingham. 



Macro Lepidoptera. January 21st. — 

 Dug for pupae in Holly Hurst, Sutton Park. 

 Found a number. 



March 4th.— Went to Sutton Park. Took 

 a quantity of pale brindled beauty and 

 dotted border moths. Also dug for pupae 

 for a short time. 



March 12th. — Found a great quantity of 

 tiger moth larvae feeding on various plants 

 at Aston. 



March 21st. — Dug for pupae at Hands- 

 worth. Found several. Also took several 

 larvae. — F. Mundye, Beckminster Hall, 

 Trinity Road, Aston Park, Birmingham. 



Notes from Cork. — While out walking 

 on St. Patrick's day last I saw a heron and 

 a number of water-hens in a marsh near 

 Glanmire. I also saw a tree creeper. Hy- 

 bernated butterflies and bees were plentiful^ 

 — J. T. Horford, 70, Grand Parade, Coik. 



Domestic Pigeons. — While you are now 

 in the subject of pigeons, I will mention a 

 few colours that I have bred with tumblers. 

 Blue and red paired will bring black or 

 bronze, very rarely the young being the 

 same colour as their parents. Black mot- 

 tled and black will bring black. Black 

 mottled and red will bring black mottled or 

 black. Black and red will bring young 

 black and red, the same colour as them- 

 selves. Black and blue will bring lightish 

 black. Blue can never be produced unless 

 both the parents are of that colour. If any 

 of your readers keep pigeons, and want to 

 know anything about them I shall be very 

 pleased to give them all the information I 

 can, also as to the management of fowls, 

 cage birds, guinea pigs, and mice ; I may 

 state that I have kept fowls nearly twelve 

 years. 



