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The Naturalist. 



to attend a meeting at least once a year, or he will become disqualified. 

 The first president is Mr. Isaac Lowthian Bell, M.P., F.R.S. The full 

 complement of members has already been made up. Field meetings have 

 been held as follows : — (1) April. — The Whinston Dyke as exposed near 

 Great Ayton. (2.) The Forcett Limestone workings near Darlington, 

 where some interesting glaciated surfaces were exposed at the top of 

 the limestone. (3.) High Force and Cauldron Snout, three days. — The 

 botanists on this occasion secured about 180 species of plants in flower, 

 including many of the rarer kinds. Many interesting specimens of 

 igneous rocks were also obtained. (4.) Glaisdale and Egton Bridge. — 

 The Cleveland Dyke was here seen towards its eastern range. The Rev. 

 J. C. Atkinson, Danby, one of the vice-presidents, pointed out the 

 scientific features of the locality. Two other field meetings will be held 

 during the season. 



Wakefield Naturalists' Society.— August monthly meeting, Mr. 

 Senior in the chair in the absence of the president. — Mr. Wilcock 

 reported having taken Veronica scutellata. Mr. Hall exhibited Argynnis 

 Euphrosyne, taken on the banks of Goole canal near the railway bridge. 

 Mr. Fogg exhibited a fine specimen of Sirex gigas. Mr. Marson exhibited 

 preserved specimens of the kingfisher, cole-tit, and common sandpiper. 

 Mr. Senior gave an account of his late trip to Buxton and Dovedale. 

 When relating the quantity of plants he had seen, he promised to bring 

 some he had collected, and lay them on the table at a future meeting. 



John Spueling, Hon. Sec. 



York and District Field Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, 

 July 26th, Mr. Wm. Simmons in the chair. A letter was read from the 

 secretary of the Leeds Naturalists' Club, inviting the York Society to 

 co-operate with them and also the Richmond Club in an excursion to 

 Boroughbridge, Aldborough, Copgrove Woods, and Staveley Carrs. After 

 some discussion it was decided to accept their kind invitation. Mr. 

 Helstrip exhibited an emu's egg ; Mr. Wolstenholme, eggs of the Arctic 

 Skua (L. parasiticus), and mountain linnet (L. montium ), taken by him- 

 self in the Shetland Isles. He also gave a very interesting account of 

 those two species. Mr. R. Dutton, specimens of Xylophasia suhlustris, 

 Ahrostola urticca and triplasia ; also some mounted plants. Mr. Dennis, 

 a very interesting nest of one of the humble bees, taken in a dunghill at 

 Clementhorpe ; and Mr. Robinson, bred specimens of Epione vespertaria, 

 EiipithcBcia trisignata, and tenuiata ; the secretary, Mr. Prest, bred speci- 

 mens of EupithoBcia expallidata, and Ephyra orbicularia ; also Simyra 

 venosa, Aplecta herhida, and Eupoecilia heydeniana. — Wm. Prest, Hon. 

 Sec. 



Meeting August 9th, Mr. Wm. Chapman in the chair. — Mr. Webster 

 exhibited a fine collection of plants taken during the excursion to 



