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muralis is on Gr 'mmia pulvinata, Bryum capillare, &c., in March and 

 April ; mercuralis and cratoegalis on Hypmm elegans and Jungermannia 

 dilatata also in March and April ; and ambigualis and cembralis on 

 the same mosses in May ; the others all seem to be doubtful. When 

 full grown they spin rather tough silken cocoons amongst the roots of 

 the mosses, and in them turn to chrysalids. The imagos fly at dusk, 

 and one species or other is out the whole summer through, the 

 great majority being on the wing in June, July, and August. Pyralalis 

 only, appears as early as the beginning of May, and cembralis is the 

 only one I have noticed as late as the middle of September ; I 

 believe however that coarctalis is on the wing even in October, and 

 hibernates to April following. 



With this I bring this paper to a close. I think I have related 

 pretty nearly all I know of the order we have been considering, and 

 although I know full well how very little it really is, I trust I may 

 have said sufficient to prove that this neglected order is a most 

 interesting one, and that some member of this Society at least may 

 be induced to pay a little more attention to it than he has hitherto 

 done. 



Rainfall of November. — Huddersfield. — The total for the month has 

 been 3*31 in., which fell in 18 days, making a total in the eleven months 

 of 29*29 in. The heaviest day's rain (0-90 in.) occurred on the 18th. As 

 compared with the period 1866-75, the month's result is 0 '41 inches in 

 excess of the usual November rainfall, and the eleven months' total 0*07' 

 inches less than the average. — J. W. RoBSOisr, Dalton, 4th Dec, 1876. 



Rainfall ik November. — Wakefield. — A very rainy, damp month, 

 rain having fallen on 19 days (including snow on two days), the aggregate 

 amount being 3*45 inches. The heaviest day's fall occurred on the 12th, 

 to the depth of 1 "11 in. — Fredk. Hill, Kirkgate. 



Rainfall in November. — Barnsley. — 350 ft. above sea, height of 

 gauge 36in. ; 3*70 in. on 17 days. Greatest fall Nov. 12th, '97 in. — 

 Ingbirchworth Corporation Waterworks : height above sea, 853 ft. ; of 

 gauge 16 in. ; 4*72 in. on 19 days. Greatest fall November 12th, 

 1*17 in. — T. Lister. 



Rainfall in November. — Goole. — 2*58 in. ; wet days 18 ; greatest fall 

 on any one day, "64 in. on November 12th. — H. Franklin Parsons. 



Hen Harrier at Hebden Bridge. — On Nov. 30 I had the pleasure of 

 seeing a female hen harrier (locally called the ringtail), at Burlees, 

 Hebden Bridge, at 2 p.m. Its flight answers to the description of 



