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would enable us to understand these 

 points is in the possession of everyone, 

 there seems no way of getting at it. 

 What each of us knows individually is 

 of no value, but if we could only be 

 persuaded to let everyone else know all 

 we know, we would soon arrive at 

 important conclusions. It is a pleasure 

 to us to be able to say that there are 

 an increasing number of collectors 

 (mostly beginners) who do write us 

 fully as to their doings ; and it may 

 be that by constant discussion of these 

 points in our pages we may eventually 

 persuade such a number of observers 

 to send their notes as will enable 

 generalizations to be arrived at on this 

 and many another important point. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Aii eomiiiunications to be sent to J. E. Bobson, 15 

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

 mont Park, Huddersfield. 



In closing the weekly issue the Editors of 

 the Yoking Naturalist would thank their 

 numerous correspondents for the kind 

 assistance they have rendered, which they 

 confidently rely will be extended to them 

 for the monthly issue. They would also 

 thank their subscribers for the support 

 they have given, without which the maga- 

 zine could not have existed. They trust 

 that support also will be continued to the 

 Young Naturalist in its new form. They 

 would especially thank those kind friends 

 whose criticisms have always been of 

 value, and whose suggestions have so 

 often brought about what they hope have 

 been improvements. 



Those who have not yet remitted their 

 subscriptions for Vol. III., and the few 

 who still owe for the preceding volume, 

 are requested to remit as early as possible, 

 as it is desirable that all these matters be 

 squared up, 



EXCHANGE. 



I will be greatly obliged for specimens of 

 Arctia fuliginosa for purposes of comparison. 



I will either return them or make the best 

 exchange in my power, I have a quantity 

 of bred V. antiopa from North America 

 suitable for types. — John E, Robson, 15, 

 Northgate, Hartlepool. 



Duplicates. — Tritici, ValUgera, Impuva, 

 Fallens, Gemina, Geryon, Chi, Literosa, Ferun- 

 cula, fwrcula, and many others. Desiderata. 

 Very numerous. — Tom Robson, 15, North- 

 gate, Hartlepool. 



I have a few Duplicates of H. Croceago, 

 E. Lichenea, and T. Gothica. Desderata. — 

 Numerous Macro-Lepidoptera. Please send 

 own lists of duplicates. W. G. Lidstone, 

 79, Union Street, Plymouth, Devon. 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS 



A. Atropos. — Referring to your enquiry 

 in last weeks Y.N. as to the occurrence of 

 A tropos I may say that a specimen of the 

 moth was found on a cement path in a 

 garden at the Teams here, about the end of 

 last May ; and three weeks ago, while stay- 

 ing at Whitley, I was shown one alive, which 

 the captor asserted he had found on the 

 surface of the water. It was in pretty good 

 condition, and did not appear any the worse 

 for its "life on the ocean wave." — T. T. 

 Doubleday, Team Villas, Gateshead, 19th 

 October, 1882. 



BRITISH BIRDS, THEIR 

 NESTS AND EGGS. 



By S. L. MosLEY, 

 Genus II. — Sylvia, Linn. 

 Srlvia. — Sylva (L.), forest. 

 The members of this genus are real insect 

 feeders. The bill is slender ; wings rather 

 short ; legs and toes long and slender. 

 They are all song birds, some of them 

 exceedingly rich in song. All are more or 

 less birds of passage, mostly visiting this 

 country to breed. Twenty species are native 

 of this country, and eight or nine others 

 have been obtained as accidental visitors. 

 31. ROBIN. 

 Sylvia rubecula, Linn. 

 RvBEcvi. A. —Ruber (L) red. 

 Size,— Length, sj in. ; expanse. 9 in. 



