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were named by Mr. R. Earnshaw. 

 Mr. T, Hirst exhibited a number of 

 very rare birds, viz : — eagle owl, 

 marsh harrier, ringtailed harrier, 

 sand grouse, Norfolk plover, pair 

 of ptarmigans, pair of grey shrikes, 

 pair of red-legged partridges, and 

 also eight skins of the red-legged 

 partridge. Mr. S. Collins exhibited 

 a number of specimens in entomo- 

 logy, including clouded magpie, 

 northern egger, and tiger beetle, 

 which were named by Mr. S. 

 Collins. Mr. T. Robertshaw, the 

 president, read a letter from Lea 

 Priestley Edwards, Esq. , of Castle 

 Carr, stating that permission had 

 been given to the members of the 

 West Riding Naturalists' Society to 

 ramble and botanise on the grounds 

 belonging to him in Luddenden 

 Yalley, on the 10th of July ; and 

 also from Captain Holroyde, of the 

 HoUins, Warley, who had also 

 given permission to the members to 

 ramble over his grounds. A vote 

 of thanks to the two gentlemen 

 brought a very interesting meeting 

 to a close. 



Ceyptogamic Society of Scot- 

 land. — At a meeting of this 

 recently-formed Society, held in 

 Perth, on 16th April, Dr. Buchanan 

 White in the chair, after the offi- 

 cers had been formally elected, the 

 arrangements for the first general 

 annual meeting were completed as 

 far as possible. This meeting will 

 be held in Perth, in September, 

 and many distinguished English 

 mycologists have already intimated 

 their intention of being present. 

 The programme for the three days 

 is as follows : — Wednesday, 29th 

 Sept. : Field excursions. Thurs- 



day, 30th : Arrangement and ex- 

 amination of specimens — business 

 meeting — fungus dinner. Friday, 

 1st Oct. : Show of fungi and other 

 cryptogamic plants, in the City 

 Hall, Perth. Any information 

 required may be obtained from the 

 General Secretary, Dr. Buchanan 

 White, Rannoch, Perthshire ; or 

 the local secretary, Mr. J. Young, 

 C.E., Tay Street, Perth. 



West Riding Consolidated 

 Naturalists' Society. — On Satur- 

 day, July 10th. the members of the 

 West Riding Consolidated Natu- 

 ralists' Society had one of their 

 general exploring excursions up the 

 valley of Luddenden, a water shed 

 supplying one of the tributaries of 

 the river Calder. The ramble in 

 this direction extended to the 

 moors and Castle Carr, the seat of 

 Lee Priestley Edwards, Esq. The 

 intermediate grounds in the valley 

 searched over were the " HoUins," 

 the estate of Captain Holdroyde. 

 Other investigating parties tra- 

 versed the country between Halifax 

 on the one hand, and Mjrtholmroyd 

 and Cragg Valley on the other, to 

 Luddendenfoot, where, towards 

 five o'clock, most of the parties 

 having united at the Anchor Inn, 

 a substantial tea was partaken of, 

 after which a meeting was held, 

 representatives from the following 

 local societies being present : — 

 Huddersfield, Heckmondwike, Ov- 

 enden, Stainiand, Liversidge, Ras- 

 trick, Mirfield, Honley, Middle- 

 town, Paddock, Halifax, &c. G. T. 

 Porritt, Esq., F.L.S., of Hudders- 

 field, vice-president of the Society, 

 occupied the chair, commencing 

 the proceedings by calling upon 



