THE YOUXG NATURALIST. 



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member, never trust to your memory. 

 AW have spoken so often on tlii> sub- 

 ject that some of our readers may be 

 weary of it, but do you all do what is 

 needed ? A young Entomologist in 

 our neighbourhood came during the 

 past season to ask where he .should 

 take a certain insect. He had got one 

 the year before, he wanted more, but 

 only knew he had taken it himself, 

 somewhere or other in the district. 

 Alas ! when lie came the insect was 

 alreadv over, and lie has to wait ano- 

 ther year for it, after taking much 

 more trouble to seek information than 

 lie would have needed to keep it for 

 himself. 



NOTICES. 



Orders or other communications must lie sent 

 to John E. Itoissox, Bellerby Terrace, West 

 Hartlepool; or to S. L. Mo.si.ky, Woodsitle 

 Road, Beaumont Park, Huddersiield. Orders 

 may also be sent to the printers or publishers. 



/^lithographed plate is presented every month, 

 which may be had beautifully colored by hand, 

 <»n payment of 2 - for the series of 12. 



Communications for insertion should reach us 

 one. week >'n advance. 



in number, one egg on each plate, painted by 

 an aunt of mine. They are all well done it 

 you care to use them. — Yours very truly, E. 

 J. Attve. Ingon Grange, Stratford-on-Avon. 

 "Many eminent Ornithologists and Oologists 

 have most kindly placed their collections 

 at our disposal for figuring, and some of 

 them are extremely rich in varieties. At 

 present we prefer varieties of the Raptoves, 

 as these will occupy our attention for some 

 months. Any specimen's forwarded to Mr. 

 Mosley for figuring shall have the utmost 

 care. We shall also be glad of any notes 

 of interest on any species. — Ebs.] 



EXCHANGE. 



Duplicates. — Helix Lapicida, Helix Rupes- 

 tiis. Azeca Tridens, Carychium Minimum, &c. 

 Desiderata. — Suecinea and Vnios — Miss li. 

 L. Taylor, EJttoxetef New Road, Derby. 



Duplicates. — Larvae of Fimbria. Desid- 

 erata : — Numerous. Pupae preferred. — R. J. 

 Attve, Ingon Change, Stratford-on-Avon. 



Hairs of Vampire for microscopic purposes 

 on receipt of stamped envelope. I want a 

 few specimens of Bats (English or Foreign) ; 

 Birds, Eggs, or Insects in Exchange. — S. L. 

 Mosley, Beaumont Park, Huddersfield. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



Dear Sirs, — I was much pleased with the 

 first No. of " British Birds and Eggs," and 

 shall be most happy to take it in. My 

 collection of British Eggs numbers about 150 

 species, and shall be happy to lend you any 

 for doing the plates if you will let me know 

 what you want. I have curious varieties of 

 some eggs, such as, Common Thrush, with 

 one or two large blotches on them ; a Par- 

 tridge's egg the size of a Hedge Sparrow's ; 

 a small green Linnet's, and some green 

 Linnet's having a perfectly white ground 

 colour, and a few light red spots. I can also 

 lend you some plates of eggs, about twenty ! 



NOTES, CAPTURES, &C. 



We have heard from our valued corres- 

 pondent and contributor, Mr. S. D. Bairstow, 

 F. L. S., who is now at Port Elizabeth, South 

 Africa. He enquires axiously about the 

 Young Naturalist, and says that the Fauna 

 and Flora of the colony would open our eyes : 

 "Tortoises walking a'>out, locusts in thou- 

 sands, snakes in abundance, birds of all 

 descriptions, and niggers prolefic as daddy- 

 long-legs." He promises notes on the Natural 

 History of the district at an early date. 



Disappearance of Satvrus Meg.era, — ■ 

 Could any of the readers of the Young 

 Naturalist enlighten me as to the disappearance 



