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The Naturalist. 



Stainland Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, Nov. 6th, the 

 president in the chair. — The following specimens were exhibited : by 

 J. E. Garside — pair of redwings, the grey and flying squirrels, and 

 striped snake brought from America by T. Smithies, EUand ; by A. 

 Smith, hare tail grass, and a pre-historic implement dug up with other 

 fossils at North Dean Mills. Several flocks of wild ducks passed up 

 Calder Valley on November 5th. Mr. C. C. Hanson was elected to 

 represent the Society on the Council of the West Riding Consolidated 

 Naturalists' Society. — W. H. Stott, Hon. Sec. 



Wakefield Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting November 2nd, 

 Mr. W. Talbot in the chair. — The secretary laid on the table the following 

 books : — Morris' British Birds' Nests and Eggs " (3 vols.) ; " Carpenter 

 on the Microscope;" '^Nicholson's Palaeontology;" "Bye's British 

 Beetles ;" Smith's Bees." The above works have been purchased for the 

 Society by the donation of £5 from Hy. Mason, Esq., St. John's, 

 Wakefield, for which a vote of thanks was unanimously accorded. Mr. 

 W. Talbot was then elected delegate to represent the Wakefield Natu- 

 ralists' Society in the West Riding Consolidated Naturalists' Society's 

 council, with J. Wainwright, Esq., F.L.S. Mr. 'W. Talbot exhibited 

 three female D. tenipli, taken near Huddersfield. Mr. Hall, male and 

 female D. temjoli. Mr. Wilson, a beautiful series of E. apiciaria, bred, 

 and eggs ; also two of the same caught in the field, which served to show 

 the remarkable difference between those taken by the net and those bred. 



J. Spurling, Sec. 



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

 November 8th, Mr. Morgan, M.R.C.S., in the chair.— Mr. Helstrip 

 exhibited a very beautiful case of white kittens ; Mr. Ripley a very fine 

 Albino example of the common jay {Garrulus glandarius) shot near York 

 last October ; also a specimen of the blackbird {Turdus merula), with 

 white head; M.. Simmons a box of beautifully -preserved larvae, the' 

 work of Mr. Doncaster, of Sheffield ; Mr. Robinson fine series of Noctua 

 ditrapezium, Phycis ornatella, Rodophcea suavella, and Carsia imbutata ; 

 Mr. Carr the mouth of a jelly fish eater ; the secretary (Mr. Prest) two 

 remarkable varieties of Smerinthus tilice, one also of Phigalia pilosaria, 

 Choerocampa celerio, taken by Mr. Ralph Shaw, near Ryemouth, Berwick- 

 shire ; and a specimen of that fine and rare British moth, Catocala 

 fraxini, commonly called the Clifton Nonpareil, taken by Mr. WilHam 

 Shaw at Netherbyres, Berwickshire, on the 11th September last. Mr. 

 C. D. Wolstenholme then read a very interesting paper on the cuckoo 

 (Calculus canorus), minutely describing the habits of this peculiar bird, 

 and illustrating his remarks with a very fine case of both mature and 

 young birds, also with eggs of the same. Mr. Webster gave notice that 

 he would read a paper at the next meeting on the India-rubber tree. 



Wm. Prest, Hon. Sec, 



