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The Naturalist. 



members. The most noteworthy plants found were ColcMcum autamnale, 

 Convallaria majalis, Orchis mascula, and Listera ovata. 



Stainland Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting at Burwood, 

 Mr. Wilson in the chair. The following specimens were exhibited by Mr. • 

 B. Garside : — Musk parrot, greenleek parrot, swift parrot, and emu's egg 

 from Australia, eggs of the moorhen, lesser redpole, and eight sparrow 

 hawks' eggs, laid in two batches in the same nest by one pair of birds on 

 the 13th of May and 6th of June. There was a good table of local flora 

 collected by Messrs. Stott, Hanson, Edwards, and Smith, amongst which 

 were the following : — Scutellaria galericulata, A^ichusa sempervireus, 

 Botrychium lunaria, &c. 



Monthly Meeting, the president in the chair. The arrivals of the 

 later migrants were given in as follows ; — Greater white throat, sedge 

 warbler, May 13th ; spotted flycatcher May .20th ; Mr. Garside 

 exhibited eggs of the sparrow hawk, not known to have nested in this 

 district during the last thirty years. The female subsequently deposited 

 four more eggs in the same nest. Papers were read by Messrs. H. 

 Wilson and B. Noble. — W. Hy. Stott. 



York and District Field Naturalists' Society. — Meeting June 

 20th, Mr, T. W. Wilson in the chair, — The secretary, Mr. Prest, exhibited 

 specimens of Ephestia elutella, bred from larvae found feeding on chicory, 

 and also from currants : this forms a sequel to the very interesting 

 exhibition of a large sheet of web, formed by larvae, at the Wetherby 

 meeting of the Yorkshire Union : also living larvse of Polia flavocincta, 

 and cases of Coleophora palliatella, taken on oak at Bishop's Wood. Mr. 

 R. Cook, bred specimens of the following species : — Amphydasis hetularia, 

 both black and ordinary forms, Ptilodonta palpiiia, and Notodonta came- 

 lina, dromedarius, ziczac, and dodonoea. Mr. Wm. Simmons, bred speci- 

 mens of Eupithecia consignata, Notodonta carmelita, and Noctua neglecta. 

 Mr. G. C. Dennis, also specimens of Ephestia elutella, bred from chicory, 

 and bred Mania typica. Mr. J. Ripley, a fine male specimen of the 

 hoopoe ( Upupa epops), shot at Tockwith, near York, and an albino speci- 

 men of the common starling {Stw^nus vulgaris), taken at Holtby. — W. 

 Prest, Hon. Sec. 



Meeting July 11th, Mr. William Chapman in the chair, — Mr. 

 William Simmons exhibited bred specimens of Nyssia Hispidaria and 

 Cymatophora ridens, Mr. R. Cook, bred specimens of Dicranura 

 furcula and bifida, and Acronycta megacephala. Mr. G. C. Dennis, 

 bred specimens of Tortrioc sorbiana, podaria^ and Spilonota oceVarta ; 

 also splendid specimens of three species of silk worm from pupa sent 

 to him. Mr. W. Turner, specimens of Smerinthus ocellatus and 

 populi. The Secretary then exhibited a fine lot of larvae taken by 

 himself during the' society's excursion to Bishop's Wood, Cawood, in 

 June last, and finely preserved by Mr. Doncaster, of Sheffield. Amongst 

 them were the following : Thecl ' Qaercus^ Phiyalia pilosaria^ PcBcHocampa 



