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THE YOU^ T G NATURALIST 



of the pupa ; and finally of the imago. " As 

 a rule the moths that rest in exposed situa- 

 tions during the day bear a striking resem- 

 blance to the substance in close proximity. 

 It is very amusing to ask a novice to point j 

 out to you a moth on the tree trunk before j 

 which he stands; he runs his eye up and 

 down, and declares there is no moth." After J 

 speaking of " mimicry " the paper concludes 1 

 with detailed accounts of various means 

 adopted for capturing Lepidoptera. Sugar- ; 

 ing is described as being " very uncertain in 

 its results. " We cannot but think of sufh- j 

 cient attention to meteorological conditions 

 was paid, that we should arrive at greater 

 certainty v,ith regard to "sugar." Another 

 very interesting paper is in " The intelligence j 

 of animals compared with that of man ;" but i 

 we cannot spare space for extracts. One on 

 " Some Fossil Trees in a mail pit near Han- 

 ley " is illustrated, with a figure of one of the 

 most remarkable of them. A list of the 

 members, numbering 318, is given ; of course 

 it inoludes several well-known names. Alto- 

 gether the report is a good one, and of 

 interest to the general reader. 



NATURAL HISTORY DIARY. 



By J. W. Carter, Bradford. 



March 



8th. -Skylarks singing merrily. (S. L. M.) 



9th.— Hazel in flower. (H. T. S.) 



1 ith. — Chaffinches and Thrushes in full song. 

 (E. P. P. B.) 



12th. — Corn Buntings heard singing.— 

 (E. P. P. B.)— Pied Wagtails arrive, very 

 common. (J. F.) — H. progemmaria out ; 

 Shipley Glen. (J. F. ) This ubiquitous 

 species has occurred in large numbers 

 here, and in every conceivable form ; 

 several specimens of the dark umcolourous 

 variety (Fuscata) have been obtained. 

 C. flavicornis out ; Shipley Glen, on boles 

 of birch, &c. This species has been much 

 commoner than ever I have known it 

 before; the 12th being a remarkably fine 



and warm day, they appeared to emerge 

 simultaneously in good numbers, thirty 

 specimens being taken by one collector. 

 Alder (Almis glutinosa ) in flower. 



13th. — A. cBsmlaria out ; Shipley Glen. (J. ¥.)] 

 Not common in this district. — Yellow-] 

 hammer heard singing. (S. L. M.) 



20th. — Wheatear seen near Allerton. I did 

 not see them myself till the 26th, when I 

 saw three — two males and one female. On 

 the following day (27th) they appeared to 

 be generally distributed. Ground covered 

 with snow to the average depth of three 

 inches. Considering the exceptionally cold 

 weather, they are decidedly before their 

 average time of arrival. (E. P. P. B.) 



26th. —Wheatear seen, Huddersfield. (S. L. M.) 



31st. — Stock Dove's nest containing eggsl 

 Bingley Wood, in the old ruins. Not ui 

 common in this locality. The keepers teli 

 me they sometimes find its nest in old 

 rabbit burrows. (E. P. P. B.) — During 



the whole of the month we have had north, 



north-west, and east winds, preceded in 



the early part by a heavy snowstom. 



THE FOUR SEASONS: 



A Story from the Book of Nature ; by 

 Lucy Ferx. 



Chap XI. 

 STROLL CONTINUED. 



Following the lane led through pleasant 

 fields, until presently they began to ascenc 

 the hill, and after half-an-hour's walk, sal 

 down for a rest and for the pleasure of th« 

 of the scene. 



" Do you think those hills are caused bj 

 volcanic eruptions? asked Johw 



'• Well, I should hardly think they are,' 

 answered his wife; " there does not seem t< 

 be many volcanic rocks in this neighbour 

 hood. I should say the valleys have beei 

 scooped out by denudation, that is, by th 

 wearing away of the sides. If you lock aftd ; 



