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by the last few days of frost. Towards the close of March the corn or 

 common bunting uttered his curious monotonous note on the 28th. The 

 green linnet and meadow pipit were noted in song on the 30th ; the lesser 

 redpole was also heard, and the wheatear (the first spring migrant) was 

 reported on the western moors. It had been recorded by C. C. Hanson, 

 on Greetland Moor, as early as the 21st March. The 1st of April brought 

 the chiff-chaff, with its two short sharp notes, heralding the other 

 warblers following in its course. Its congener the willow wren was 

 heard April 12th. Mr. W. J. Cope in an excursion to the moors west- 

 ward on April 2nd, experienced almost as rich a treat in birds as did the 

 Yorkshire Naturalists' Easter excursion in the opposite direction. Betwixt 

 Penistone and Saltersbrook he noted wheatears, golden and green plovers 

 in great numbers, meadow pipits, and ring ousels, no doubt newly arrived. 

 But the rarest birds were three curlews, called in Scotland ''Wha-up," 

 from one of their peculiar cries. 



Bradford Natcjralists' Society. — Meeting April I7th, the president 

 in the chair. Mr. J. W. Carter read an interesting paper on ' ' The 

 Cowthorpe Oak." Mr. F. Bower exhibited a fine specimen of Pieris 

 cratoegi, taken by him at Dirkhill, near Bradford, July 2nd, 1876. This 

 is the first specimen reported in this locality. — H. T. Soppitt, Cor. Sec. — 

 [Is there any doubt about this specimen 1 We were not aware it was a 

 Yorkshire insect. Eds. Nat.] 



Brighouse Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, April 9th, Mr. 

 E. Whiteley, president, in the chair. Several botanical specimens were 

 exhibited, among which were — Myosotis palustris, Caltha palustris, Luzula 

 sylvatica, Betida alba, Luziila congesta, var. of L. campestris, Marchantia 

 polymorpha, all in bloom. Conchology : Seven species of Limnma, by 

 Mr. George Lister — L. glutinosa, L. peregra, L. aiwicularia, L. stagnalis, 

 L. palustris, L. truncatida, L. glabra. These form a complete set of the 

 genus — except one, viz., L. involuta, which is not found in this 

 district. Mineralogy : a specimen of Calc spar, from the lower coal 

 measures (Low Moor), by E. Whiteley. Several members reported 

 having seen the swallow (Hirundo rustica) in the district. Mr. E. S. 

 Cooper reported the tiger beetle {Cicindela campestris) on Norland Moor. 



Bury Natural History Society. — Meeting, the president, Mr. 

 Alcock, in the chair. — Mr. Robert Kay exhibited eggs of the quail, snipe, 

 skylark, and meadow pipit, of the two latter white varieties. Mr. 

 Wilson's paper, A Ramble in Yorkshire," was then read^ 



GooLE Scientific Society. — The first excursion of the season was made 

 on Saturday, April 7th, to Rawcliffe. The party first explored the 

 ''Rabbit Hills," a rough bushy piece of ground near the station ; they 

 then went over the grounds of Rawcliffe Hall, and returned by road to 

 Goole. A rich harvest of flowerless plants was obtained, but it was too 

 early in the year for much else to be expected. The following were the 



