THE YOUNG NATURALIST 



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publication. 



Our next paper will be on the best 

 methods of inducing the female tu part 

 vvith her eggs in captivity. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



J. \Y. C, and Others. — Plate 17 was 

 oloured free for those who are taking col- 

 ored plates. 



PJ. P., Liverpool. — We will attend to your 

 uggestion. 



NOTES, CAPTURES, &C. 



Botanical Diary (Continued from No 75, 

 'age 163). Wood Anemone {Anemone Nem- 

 rosa), in flower, March 2G. Hawthorn 

 Qratagus Oxyacantha), in leaf March 27th. 

 jhepherd's Purse ( Lapsclla Bursa-pastoris) in 

 ower April 5th. Hcrse Chestnut ( JEsculus 

 lipposcastancum ) in leaf, April 9th. Sloe 

 Prunus communis ), in flower April 9th. Pansy 

 Viola, tricolor) in flower April 9th. Wood 

 lorrel (Oxalis Acetosella), in flower April 9th. 

 /larsh Marigold (Caltha Palustris), in flower 

 ipril 10th. White Dead Nettle (Lamium 

 Ibmn J, in flower April 10th. Cowslip (Prim- 

 la veris), in flower April 10th. Dog rose 

 Rosa Canina), in flower April 12th. Crab 

 Lpple (Pyrus Malus), in leaf April 15th. 

 Vallcress (Arabis Thaliana), in flower April 

 5th. Sloe (Prunus Communis) in flower April 

 5th. Ladies' Smock ( Cardamine Pratensis J, 

 n flower April 15th. Stitch wort ( Stellar ia 

 lolestea), in flower April 15th. Cow Parsnip 

 Heraclium Sphodyllium ), April 15th. Lime 

 Tilia Europwa) in flower April 17th. Ground 

 vy (Ncpheta Glechoma), in flower April 17th. 

 laple (Acer Campcstrc), in flower April 17th. 

 lountain Ash (Pyrus Auciiparia), in leaf April 

 oth, Wild Strawberry (Fragaria Vesca) in 

 ower April 22. Germander Speedwell (Ver- 

 nica Ghamadrys), in flower April 22nd. — A. 



I Davis, Junr.. High Street, Great Marlow, 

 Bucks. 



[Is our correspondent quite sure that Rosa 

 I cciina was in flower on April 12th. — Eos.] 



Great Crested Grebe near Bradford. — 

 A specimen of the Great Crested Grebe 

 ( Podiceps cristatus ) was picked up alive in an 

 1 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 

 j of wings, its ears extending to i\ inches. — H. 

 Andrews, Boro' Bridge. 



Gknkral Notes. — A Thrush's ne^t with 3 

 eggs was found on March 20th. Small gar- 

 den white [Pians Retfa) and green veined 

 white (Pierii \'api) seen April «jth. Red 

 Admiral {V, AtaLmta) seen on April 15th. 

 Swallows seen on April i6tb, (last seen Dec. 

 j 8th, 1080) and Dor Beetle on the wing. A 

 large Tortoise shell caught ( V. Pohchoros) on 

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

 Great Marlow, Bucks. 



ON ARRANGING BIRDS' 

 EGGS IN THE CABINET. 



By C. S. Gregson. 



Much interested with the remarks on this 

 subject. Young Naturalist, No. 77, Vol. 2, will 

 you please let me say that there are two or 

 three most simple matters in arranging eggs, 

 &c, which seem not to have been r.oticed by 

 you. First, glass partitions are the most 

 simple, beautiful, and practical of any 

 divisions ; bleached white cotton wool is the 

 ! best of any, because it can be cut exactly to 

 I fit each compartment, being more solid, if I 

 I may so express it, than the sheets of dyed 

 I wools are ; and there is one warbler's egg 



which is pink ! 

 J Then again, it is quite a mistake to suppose 

 the eye can be educated up to the nice point 

 required to differentiate eggs by texture, if 

 you have only a short series ; form and tex- 



