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The Natukalist. 



observed. Of resident birds were noticed the yellow-hammer, 

 common wren (the only birds that sang), thrush, blackbird, green- 

 finch, pied wagtail, rook, chaffinch, blue tit, great tit, spotted fly- 

 catcher, coot, partridge, long-tailed tit, ring-dove, kingfisher, golden- 

 crested wren, sparrow, robin, jackdaw, wild duck, skylark, and water 

 hen or moor hen — the totals being eight summer migrants and 23 

 resident birds. 



Messrs'. William Nelson and John W. Taylor, of Leeds, who were 

 the leaders of the conch ological party, report that owing to the extent 

 of ground covered by the excursion, the necessarily limited time did 

 not allow of much close searching. The following species were seen 

 during the day by various members of the party : — In ponds at 

 Staveley, specimens of Bithynia tentaculata, Planor'ois albus^ P. contortus, 

 PJiysa fo]dlnaUs, Limnrsa peregra, L. palustris, and Ancylm lacudris^^YQ 

 obtained. From various other places in the vicinity examples of 

 A-vion ate7\ Limax agrestis, Siiccinfa putris, Vitrina pellucida^ Zonites 

 cellarms, Z. alliarhis^ Z. nitldtilus, Z. pur us, Z. crystallinus, Helix 

 aspersa^ H. nemoralls, H. Jiortemis, H. Cantlaua, H. rujescem, H. hlspidaj 

 H. caperata^ H. rcAimdata, H. pulchelln, Vertigo pygma>a, Glausilia 

 rugosa, CocJiliGopa tridens, 0. Iu5?'ica, Achatina acicula, and Planorhis 

 nitidus^ 



In entomology the specimens were collected by the Rev. G. P. 

 Harris, of Eichraond, Messrs. G. T. Porritt, F.L.S., and S. D. 

 Bairsttiw, of Huddersfield, Messrs. W. Prest and W. Simmons of 

 York, and others, but owing partly to the want of time and partly to 

 the unfavourable weather, very little was done. One species, how- 

 ever, turned up which was new to the county of Yorkshire. This was 

 JSupitJiacia suhciliato,, which was first taken by Mr. Charles Smethurst, 

 of Leeds, who captured two specimens in Copgrove woods ; other two 

 were taken by Mr. Jackson, and one by Mr. William Prest of York. 

 Mr. Prest stated that among the species observed were Pie?is napi 

 (unusually large specimens), Liparis aurifim^ Abraxas grossulariata^ 

 jEpione apicia7'ia, Acidalia bisHata, Coremia wiidentaria, Camptogramma 

 bilineata^ Cidaria fidvata^ EiiboUa mensuraria, Goneptera libatrix (larva), 

 Trypli(2na promba, Scopida lutealis^ Crambus tristelliiSy C, culmellus^ 

 Dictyopteryx Forsksleana^ Argyrotoza Qonwayana^ Plioxopteryx Aiitter- 

 bacJieriana, and PteropJiorus fiiscodadylus. Mr. Grassham, of Leeds, 

 took a batch of larvae of the buff-tip moth {PygcEra bucephala). 

 None of these insects can be considered rare, and the list is a very 

 poor one. 



