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l^ice, B. sinuosa, B. inclinata from the banks of the Rhone, B. inermis 

 from Tenda, B. Vdhliana from Angmering, Sussex ; Leptotrichum 

 pallidum from Monte Generosa ; also Tortula ruralis from Hawes, 

 Racomitrium lanuginosum from Coverham Abbey, Tortula intermedia 

 from near Ingleton, Hypnum molluscum from near Clapham, Hyoco- 

 mium flagellare from Wessenden, Huddersfield, &c. In conchology, 

 Mr. John Conacher exhibited Helix aspersa, showing the winter epi- 

 phragm ; Planorbis corneus from Castleford, Bithnyia tentaculata var. 

 excavata from Askern ; Ancylus lacustris ; Nereitina fluviatilis from 

 Wakefield ; Limncea palustris from. HuddeiTsfield, and the same species 

 var. decollata, from Huntley, Scotland ; and Z7mo pictorum from York. 

 In lepidoptera Mr. S. D. Bairstow shewed three specimens of the beau- 

 tiful yellow variety of Zygoena filipendulce, taken near Cambridge last 

 season. Mr. S. L. Mosley, a very curious variety of Abraxas ulmata, in 

 which the ground was a semi-translucent dull lead colour ; the specimen 

 was from Denby Dale ; Mr. George Brook, preserved larvse of Nyssia hispi- 

 daria, Dipthera Orion, Diloha coeruleocephala, Hecatera &erena and dysodea, 

 Biston hirtaria, Bomhyx castrensis, Liparis chrysorrhea, Hyhernia defoliaria, 

 &c. Mr. Mosley also showed a long series of beautifully painted figures of 

 exotic butterflies ; they had all been executed by himself, and being life- 

 like, elicited the admiration of every member present. Mr. Bairstow 

 read a paper on " Scientific Nomenclature,"* in which he replied to the 

 arguments advanced by Professor Newton, F.R.S., and Dr. H. Franklin 

 Parsons, in their papers on the same subject published in a recent 

 number of the Naturalist. A discussion ensued on the subject, joined in 

 by most of those present. 



Huddersfield Naturalists' Society. — Ordinary meeting, Feb. 26th, 

 the president in the chair. — The following plants, in full bloom, were laid 

 on the table by Mr. Lister Peace and Mr. P. Berry : — Salix viminalis, 

 Lamium album, Fragwiia vesca. Mr. P. Berry reported that he had 

 found Taraxacum officinalis in full bloom several days before the meeting. 

 In conchology the following specimens were exhibited by Mr. Joseph 

 Whitwham : — Clausilia laminata, var. albida, Succinea oblonga, Limncea 

 peregra, var. albida, Zonites radiatalus, var. viridescenta-alba, Z. excavata 

 var. vitrina. Mr. J. Whitwham also exhibited a specimen of Phigalia 

 pilosaria. A few specimens in geology were laid on the table by Mr. S, 

 Mosley and Mr. J. Baxter, consisting of a nodule of carbonate of iron 

 Anthracosia, and a few specimens of ammonites and iron pyrites. After 

 the discussion which took place on the various specimens shown, Mr. 

 Lister Peace read an able and interesting paper on " The Mollusca, their 

 uses and injuries to man." 



Meeting March 10th, the president in the chair. — Mr. Whitwham 

 exhibited several specimens in geology, among which were silver ore from 



* We propose publishing this paper shortly. — Eds. Nat. 



