THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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Covers for Vol. I, — We will be able in a 

 week or so to reply to numerous enquiries on 

 this head. 



NOTES, CAPTURES, &C, 



Grey Phalarope in* Cheshire. — I have to 

 record the capture of another specimen of this 

 rare bird in our neighbourhood. It was shot 

 on Saturday last, (Nov. 6th,) on Little Hilbre 

 Island, at the mouth of the river Dee, by Mr. 

 Meredith. The specimen lias been sent to one 

 of our local naturalists for preservation. — Dr. J. 

 W. Ellis, 138, Crown St. Liverpool, Nov. 

 13th, 1880. 



MACROGLOSSA STELLATARUM. — I have had 

 the pleasure of breeding two fine dark specimens 

 of this insect. The larv;e were taken at the 

 Wallasey Sandhills, feeding on Galium Verutn, 

 on September 1st, and the first specimen 

 emerged on October 22nd, the second a few 

 days later. Is it usual for this species to 

 emerge at so late a season of the year. — Ibid. 



Larva of M. Brassic.* Frozen. — On the 

 morning of the 2nd inst., I found a larva — 

 the green variety of M. Brassica. I took it to 

 be — frozen quite stiff, and to all appearance 

 dead, I took it and put it in a warm place, 

 and in the course of half-an-hour it was quite 

 lively, and appeared none the worse from 

 having been frozen. — John Hill, Little Eaton, 

 Nr. Derby, Nov. ioth, 1880. 



Late appearance of A. Ulmata. — On 

 the 26th ulto., I met with a specimen of A. 

 Ulmata, it was quite fresh, and looked as if it 

 had only just emerged from the pupa, do you 

 think it possible to have been of a second 

 brood ? I may say that the elm trees near 

 were all nearly defoliated, the larva were so 

 numerous, and some larva I had taken had 

 changed to the pupa state nearly five weeks 

 before the date mentioned. — John Hill, Nov. 

 ioth, 1880. 



Partridges at Play. — About 10 a.m. on 

 November 4th, whilst my sister and I were at 

 the window watching two young rabbits at 



play on the lawn, close to the house, a covey 

 of about a dozen partridges came out of the 

 shubbery, and on seeing the rabbits ran up to 

 have a game with them. The rabbits seemed 

 quite to enter into the fun, and they chased 

 each other about for some time. Finally the 

 rabbits retreated into the shrubbery, when a 

 fine game began among the partridges. Some 

 amused themselves playing hide and seek 

 amongst the bushes ; some pursuing each 

 other up and down the lawn ; others engag- 

 ing in a mimic warfare ; whilst a few, of a 

 quieter disposition, squatted in the middle, 

 seeming to play the part of judges, and all 

 indulging in repeated calls. In the midst of 

 their games one would suddenly drop its wing 

 as though it was broken, or pretend to have 

 a broken leg ; and one being chased by 

 another lay close on the ground, curling itself 

 up into a little round ball in its attempts to 

 hide from its pursuer, in which it succeeded, 

 the other running close past without noticing 

 it. This went on for about fifteen minutes, 

 after which they became quieter, and finally 

 dispersed. Partridges often come on to the 

 lawn to feed, and dust themselves in the beds, 

 and pick up gravel off the paths, but we never 

 before saw them play as described above. — 

 N. Prescott Decie, Bockleton Court, 

 Tenbury. 



EXCHANGE. 



PzYonia permutana for other local Tortrices or 

 Tineina--C. S. Gregson, Rose Bank, Fletcher 

 Grove, Liverpool. 



Duplicates : — Ova of Boreata. Desider- 

 ata . — Ova, Pupa? or Imagos of other species. 

 — J. W. Carter, 168, Priestman St., Manning- 

 ham, Bradford. 



To Microscopists. — For hairs of real 

 Scotch Wild Cat, send stamped envelope to 

 S. L. Mosley, Beaumont Park, Huddersfield. 



Correginda — Errata, Page 14, line 2, for 

 Brumata read Boreata, 



