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The Naturalist. 



York and District Field Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, 

 Mr. M. Smith in the chair. — Mr. Prest, the hon. secretary, reported 

 that he had attended the meeting of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union at 

 Goole, and was glad to state that it was one of the best meetings held 

 this year. One or two specimens of moths, new to the district, had been 

 found, and the day's collecting had been very good. Mr. R. Cooke 

 exhibited Scotosia vehdata, G. viscariella, C. palliatella, and genistce. Mr. 

 Dutton, Tethea suhtusa, Scotosia undulata, P. hajulmia, Acidalia imitaria, 

 and Rhodophcea tumidella. The chairman, a specimen of the Colorado 

 beetle, Doryphora decemlmeata, Dermestes marinus, and Superpa populana. 

 Mr. C. Helstrip, specimens of the Colorado beetle, and eggs of the GrilSbn 

 vulture, Vultu7' fnlvus, Falco rufipes, Ibis falcinellus, and Sylvia luscinia. 

 The secretary (Mr. Prest), Phycis hetulella, carbonariella, and rohorella, 

 Pempelia palumbella, Tortrix cinnamomeana, Amphysa gernigana, 

 Phoxopteryx uncana, and a fine series of Coleophora palliatella, and cases, 

 bred from larvae taken at Cawood during the Society's excursion there. — 

 W. Prest, Hon. Sec. 



YoREisHiRE Naturalists' Union". — The fifth meeting for 1877 was held 

 at Goole, on Bank Holiday Monday, the 6th of August. The principal 

 object of interest was the wide extent of moorland known as Goole Moor 

 or Thorne Waste, and in one part as the famous " Level of Hatfield 

 Chase." As will be seen from the Sectional Reports, the excursion as a 

 whole was most successful, resulting in much good and useful work. 

 Several parties were organised. The geologists, led by Mr. Lockington, 

 of Goole, spent the day on the Ouse banks, where, besides studying the 

 recent geology, they found numerous liassic fossils from Frodingham, 

 among the stones used for protecting the river bank. The conchologists, 

 in charge of the Rev. R. D. Maxwell, confined their researches to the 

 warp lands between Goole and the Swinefleet Warping Drain. A party 

 of botanists visited the Rabbit Hills at Rawcliffe. The ornithologists 

 were led by Mr. Thomas Bunker, of Goole, who took them on to the 

 moors. The main body of botanists and entomologists, led by Dr. 

 Parsons, went on the moors by way of Moorfield Farm. The two last 

 parties met on the moors, two or three parties coming from the southward, 

 some from Thorne, and others from Medge Hall Station. Tea having 

 been provided in the Board Schools, Goole, at 4 o'clock, and the Sections 

 having made the preliminary examinations of the materials accumulated, 

 the general meeting began at 6 o'clock, the Rev. Wm. Fowler, M.A., 

 president, in the chair. About 50 were present at the meeting, and over 

 80 throughout the day. Sixteen Societies were represented, the absent 

 ones being Clayton West, Stainland, Ripponden, Holmfirth, Rastrick, 

 Honley, Middlestown, and the Leeds Geological Association. After a 

 vote of thanks for additional donations and subscriptions to the funds, 

 the Sectional Reports were given. — Mr. William Talbot, president, and 

 Mr. Thomas Lister, secretary, of the Vertebrate Section, stated the resi- 

 dent birds observed included the missel thrush, song thrush, blackbird, 



