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titlark. In this locality, and I believe in all the northern counties of 

 England, it usually selects the nest of the titlark in which to deposit its 

 eggs. It never, so far as I am acquainted with its habits, lays in the 

 nest of the hedge chanter. — E. P. P. Butterfield, Wilsden. — [We have 

 found the egg of the cuckoo in a song thrush's nest. — Eds. Nat. 



Sphinx convolvuli at Brighton. — I send you a large moth I found a 

 day or two ago at Brighton. — Alec MALLiNsoisr, Leeds, Sep. 20th, 1876. 

 [The specimen is a fine example of Sphinx convolvuli. — Eds. Nat.] 



About three weeks ago, when fishing the Nidd above Pateley Bridge, 

 I came upon a fine patch of Impatiens noli-me-tangere. — J. S. Wesley. 

 Wetherhy, 13th October. 



Bradford Naturalists' Society. -Meeting Oct. 3rd, Mr. J. Firth, 

 vice-president, in the chair. — Amongst the specimens were a number of 

 ferns exhibited by Mr. J. W. W. Brook, including Polystichum aculeatum, 

 P. angulare, Asplenium viride, A. Trichomanes, A. Ruta-muraria, Poly- 

 podium Dryopteris, Scolopendrium vulgare, and a beautiful specimen of 

 Adiantuw. capillus-veneris, the last specimen was raised from the spores : a 

 fungus, Amanita mtiscaria was exhibited by Mr. B. lUingworth, and a 

 merlin hawk by Mr. R. Spencer. Mr. Bamford read a paper on the 

 subject of " Natural Selection ;" a lively discussion followed which lasted 

 the remainder of the evening ; it was arranged that the subject be further 

 discussed at the next meeting. — J. W. W. Brook, Hon. Sec. 



GooLB Scientific Society. — The first evening meeting of the 23resent 

 season was held on Wednesday, Oct. 18th, at the Board Schools, Goole. 

 The president, Mr. Hunter, was appointed delegate to represent the 

 Society on the managing committee of the W. P. Consolidated Society. 

 A summary of the conchological observations made during the past 

 summer was given by the Rev. P. W. Maxwell, and illustrated by a 

 large series of specimens. As many as forty-five species had been 

 observed in the neighbourhood of Goole, including Unio pictorum and 

 tumidus, Driessena polymorpha, Tellina tenuis (among the debris on the 

 river bank, probably brought up by the tide), Cyclas rivicola and ovalis, 

 Pisidium amnicum, JSferitina fluviatilis, Paludina Listeri and vivipara, 

 Helix cantiana, Limnoius palustris, stagnalis and auriculanus, Planorhis 

 corneus, contortus and carinatus, Succinea putris, Physa fontinalis and 

 hypnorum, Ancylus fluviatilis, &c. A small series of land shells from 

 Bradley Knoll, Somerset, was exhibited by Dr. Parsons, including 

 Cydostoma elegans, Clausilia laminata and Bulimus ohscurus and 

 montanus. A number of marine shells collected by Mr. Rockett, at 

 Paignton, South Devda, were on the table. Among them were Tapes 



