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The Naturalist. 



Eadorea hasistrigalis. When once known this is a readily recog- 

 nised species when pinned and set. In the field it might readily 

 be passed over as ambigualis. 1 think there is some mistake about 

 the statement that it is common in Rannoch, though it certainly is a 

 Perthshire species. Eadorea atomalis is common enough in Scotland^ 

 but I am not sure that it is more than a variety of Ambigualis. It 

 has also been reported from Witherslack, and probably occurs else- 

 where in North England. E. alpinalis is with us a local species, 

 and so specially alpine that I should very much like to see English (and 

 especially fen) specimens, and if anyone will kindly Ivst me have a sight 

 of such I shall be much obliged, and will return them with all care. 

 E. coarctalis is the only species that hibernates, as far as I know. I 

 have taken it in April. The larvae of E. muralis may be found till 

 June on the hills in various mosses (Racomitrium, &c.) on stones. 

 The larvas of truncicolalis I have found feeding on Hypnum cupressi- 

 forme on stones. The larvae of ambigualis and atomalis I could never 

 find even where the imagos were abundant shortly afterwards. 



Perth, January 15th, 1877. 



NOTES ON BIRDS FOR THE AUTUMN MONTHS, 



AT BARNSLEY. 



By Thomas Lister. 



SUMMER BIRDS MOVING TO SOUTHERN COUNTRIES. 

 Sept. 25. — Crex pratensis, the land-rail or corn-crake — last recorded. 

 Oct. 6. — Hirundo 7'ipa7'ia^ sand martin. 

 „ 9, — Ciiculus canorus, the cuckoo — last seen, a late date. 



14. — Hirunda urhica, the martin. At Ingbirchworth reservoir, 

 on the western moors. 



Oct. 24. — Hirundo rustica, swallow, at Cawthorne, four miles north- 

 west of Barnsley. It is singular that the latest dates recorded for 

 both swallow and martin are on or near the moors. 



Oct. 25. — Caprhnulgiis Europo?,us, goat sucker, last case recorded ; 

 occurred at the Aqueduct, and fortunately it migrated before the gun 

 could do its deadly work. 



AUTUMN AND WINTER VISITANTS. 

 Sept, 14. — Anser feriis^ gray lag or wild goose. A flock of thirty 

 flew over the Dearne at Old Mill, in a south-west direction, and on 

 Dec. 12th fifty flew over Darfield southward. 



