THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



Pupje Digging. — This morning I have 

 been out pupae digging with a friend, and we 

 got over a dozen. Is not that very good for 

 this time of the year-? — B. P. O'Neill, 

 Manon Park, Lee. 



Great Crested Grebe near Bradford. — 

 A specimen of the Great Crested Grebe 

 (Podiccps cri status J was picked up alive in an 

 exhausted condition, at Shipley Glen, on the 

 19 of February last. — J. W. Carter. 



Long-Eared Bat. — I caught a specimen of 

 the Long-eared Bat on the iSth inst, which 

 measured more than 9 inches from tip to tip 

 of wings, its ears extending to 1^ inches. — H. 

 Andrews, Boro' Bridge. 



General Notes.- — A Thrush's nest with 3 

 eggs was found on March 20th. Small gar- 

 den white {Pi ens Raps) and green veined 

 white [Pieris Napi) seen April 9th. Red 

 Admiral ^1". A talanta) seen on April 15th. 

 Swallows seen on April 16th, (last seen Dec. 

 8th, 1SS0) and Dor Beetle on the wing. A 

 large Tortoise shell caught (I". Polyc/ioros) on 

 April 14th. — A. Davis. Junr., High Street, 

 Great Marlow, Bucks. 



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December, 187S. Cash or Lepidoptera. — 



C 2. 



Wall case of British Lepidoptera, corked 

 back, glass front, 36 in. by 30 in. List on 

 application. — 10/- Package extra. — H. 

 Freiie. Queens Road, Kingston-on-Thames. 



Wanted. — " The Naturalist in Nicaragua."' 

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Hood's Works, 7 Vols. ; published at 6/- 

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Bri 'jbington'L ; ' English Botany," well bound, 

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Stained deal Cabinet, 20 drawers mahog- 

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EXCHANGE. 



I should be obliged to any person who can 

 j send me any of the following Larvae for 

 j figuring, and will endeavour to make a good 

 : return : — Cratasgi, any of the Genus Argynnis, 

 j Athalia, Polychloros, Sibylla. Galathea, 

 j Cassiope. Megiera, Davus, Pruni, Betulse, 

 j any of the Genus Lycaena or Hesperia. — 

 S. L. Moslev, Beaumont Park, Hudders- 

 1 field. 



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British and Foreign Birds' Skins, &c, in 

 I Exchange for downy young or newly-laid 

 Eggs of Moorhen, Quail, Black Grouse, 

 Ptarmigan, Golden Plover, &c, — S. L. 



Mosl.-y. 



