Diary. —Meetings of Societies. 



Dec 2. West Riding Consolidated Naturalists' Society : Council 

 Meeting at Wakefield. 



5. Bishop Auckland Naturalists.' 



6. Entomological Society of London, 7 p.m. Goole Scien- 



tific Society — -Paper : " The Radiometer and its 

 Teackings." — Major Best. 



7. Linnean Society of London, 8 p.m. 

 9. Heckmondwike. 



IL Huddersfield Naturalists'.— Annual Meeting. 



12. Leeds Naturalists' Field Club and Scientific Association 

 Paper : " Concerning Echini." — W. Percy Sladen, 

 F.L.S.,,F.G.S., of Halifax. 



13. York and District Naturalists.' 



14. South London Entomological Society, 8 p.m. 



19. Leeds Naturalists' Pipld Club and Scientific Association 

 — Paper: " Prehistoric Man — Geologically, Eth- 

 nologically, and ArchseolOgically Considered." — 

 Peter Gilston. 



20. Ovenden. 



21. Linnean Society of London. 

 28. , South London Entomological Society. 



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Books Received Transactions of the Watford Natural 

 History Society and Hertfordshire Field Club," Vol. L, part 5 ; 

 Chemist and Druggist," Nov. ; " Scottish Naturalist," &c. 



Communications Received : — S. L. Mosley ; S. Everard 

 Woods; Jno. Spurling ; Leeds Naturalists' Club, &c. 



Wanted to Purchase. — A complete set of the old '^Naturalist," 

 published in Huddersfield, from 1864 to 1866 ; also a copy of No. V. 

 (December, 1875) of the preseilt series. Address, stating price and 

 condition. Professor Newton, Magdalene College, Cambridge. 



Duplicates. — ^Venosata, Pimpinellata, Albipunctata, Trisignata, 

 Nanata, Lucina, Stellatarum, Flavicornis, Xerampelina, Notha, Par- 

 tlienias, Dictaia, Obfuscata^ Cucullina, Exoleta, Spadicea, Pistacina, 

 Litura, Pyr£iinidea, Yespertaria, Rubidata, Rivata, Flavicincta, Bel- 

 giaria, Anachoreta, Truncicolella, Costosa, Orbicularia, Yiburnana. 

 Desiderata.— Bombyliformis, Myopseformis, Culiciformis, Formicse- 

 formis, Ichneumoniformis, Bembeciformis, Apiformis, Arundinis, 

 Geryon, Globularise, Confusalis, Strigula, Hispidaria, Glabraria, &c. 

 — Wm. Prest, Holgate Road, York. 



Locusts in Yorkshire. —I should be glad to receive notes of all the 

 locusts seen or captured in Yorkshire this season, and any information 

 that can be furnished ; I should also be much obliged for the loan of 

 specimens for a short time, and will undertake to return them care- 

 fully. — Wm. Denison Roebuck, 9, Sunny Bank Terrace, Leeds. 



