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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



and we hope to make them still more | 

 so, and we regret the impossibility of j 

 sending them unfolded with the weekly ! 

 issue. We have now stated what j 

 appears to us the principal advantages j 

 that our subscribers would derive if we 

 adopted a monthly issue only, but as j 

 those who take the paper weekly very 

 largely outnumber our monthly sub- j 

 seribers We would not make the change 1 

 without first consulting them. If the j 

 alteration is made we would propose j 

 to issue 20 pages of letterpress, with a ! 

 colored plate each month. The adver- 

 tisements, notices, and similar an- I 

 nouncements would be removed to the 

 wrapper. Or, if our subscribers would 

 like it better, we would give "2\ pages 

 of letterpress and two plain plates 

 monthly. The subscription in either 

 case would remain the same, Gs. per 

 annum. Those who would prefer to get 

 them through their bookseller would 

 have much less trouble in obtaining it, 

 though they would pay a trifle more 

 than they do for the weekly issue now, 

 but would pay the same for the monthly 

 parts. 



We will be obliged if our readers 

 will at once communicate with us on 

 the subject, and we will endeavour to 

 be guided as far as possible by their 

 wishes. 



R. J. A., Sussex. — We shall be glad to see 

 your list of the Butterflies of North War- 

 wickshire, and of the Geometrse when 

 ready. 



J. H. S.~, York. — We had not sufficient mem- 

 bers for the Magazine Club. Wc may try 

 again at some future time. 



" Birds and Eggs " — Part i now ready, con- 

 taining figures of Osprey and Common 

 Buzzard, some very beautiful varieties oi 

 the latter. Mrs. Battersby has again sent 

 us a lot of drawings of most extraordinary 

 varieties of the eggs of several species. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



G. P. P. B., Wilsden. — Your suggestion has 

 been attended to. Thanks. We shall be 

 very glad of specimens of the insects you 

 name for our Exchange Club. 



NOTES, CAPTURES, &C. 



The Golden Eve at Hartlepool.- 

 fine drake Golden Eye was brought me alive 

 last week. It had been caught in a pool or 

 the rocks. — J. J. Dixon, Alliance Street 

 Hartlepool. 



Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Leices 

 tershire.— I have just received a specimei 

 of this rare bird shot in Leicestershire la 

 week. It is a male. — S. L. Mosley, Hud 

 dersfield, February 5th. 



D. Corvli. — On the 30th January a fin 

 D. Coryli appeared in my breeding cage 

 The breeding cage has been kept during th 

 winter in a room with a lire, but I shouh 

 hardly have thought that amount of hea 

 sufficient to "force" the pupa nearly fou 

 months before its time. — R. J. Attye, Stor 

 rington, Sussex. 



Hawfinch, Purple Sandpiper, and Vf.l 

 vet Scoter at Dover* oukt.- — On the igtl 

 and 21st January last two specimens of th 

 Hawfinch were shot at Dovercourt, a 

 another seen, On the 20th two Purple San 

 pipers were shot on the beach at Dovercour 

 and on the 24th two Velvet Scoters were see 

 in the bay. — F. Kerry, Harwich. 



Partridge Nest with Twenty-Eigh 

 Eggs. — On June 12th, 18S0, I found 

 partridge nest, containing 28 eggs, in a hedg 

 bottom, near Wavertree. The nest wa 

 made of hay and fine roots, lined with gras.< 



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