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Atropos, S. convolvuli, Z. minos, and C. porcellus : the secretary (Mr. W. 

 Wright) a few hybernated specimens af Colias Ed-nsa and Cynthia cardui, 

 taken at Colgrave on June 22nd : he also reported having seen Vanessa 

 Aiitiopa ; Mr. G. Minnit, a very fine collection of shells, which were much 

 admired. A fine head of the Bewick's swan was presented to the Society 

 by Mr. J. Brown. Messrs. H. Turton, W. Rigby, W. Morley, F. Gent, 

 W. Watchorn, and G. Westby exhibited a large variety of botanical 

 specimens. — W. Wright, Sec. — [Were the larvae called Gucullia scroijlub- 

 larim really of that species ? We believe nearly all the specimens labelled 

 as this moth in British collections are in reality only C verhasci. — Eds. 

 Nat] 



OvENDEN Naturalists' Society. — The members had a ramble on 

 Saturday, Aug. 4th, the district chosen being EUand — the canal side, the 

 woods, and pit-hills. The following is the result : — In botany (Mr. C. 

 Sheard naming the plants), Lycopus Europceus, Sagittaria sagittifolia, 

 Lapsana communis, Lmaria Cymbalaria, Epilohium hirsutum. Messrs. 

 Cockroft and Spencer collected a good number of geological specimens, 

 which were named and described by the latter, amongst them being 

 Posidonomya, Goniatites Listeri, and Looneyii, fossil-wood from the 

 baum pots, Macrospores, and Lep)idodendron. 



Ordinary Meeting, August 18th, Mr. T. Scott, presirlent, in the 

 chair. — Mr. C. Sheard named the botanical specimens, including Cnicus 

 pratensis, C. arvensis, Hypericum perforatum, Genista tinctoria. Convolvulus 

 sepium, Stachys arvensis, (Enothera hiennis, Geranium pratense, Pyrola 

 minor. Mr. T. Hirst exhibited the following birds : — Summer drake, grey 

 plover, thick knee, or Norfolk plover. Mr. J. Spencer brought some 

 rare specimens in geology, amongst which were Mellania striata, Belle- 

 ropJion urie, Nucidi, Lingidi, Lepidodendron obovatum, (hihoceras, 

 Goniatites Listeri, and Posidonomya. Mr. J. Ogden exhibited lepidop- 

 tera, viz : — Macroglossa stellatarum, Bomhyx trifolii, also the hymenop- 

 terous Sirex gigas. — J. Ogden, Sec. 



Rastrick and Brighouse Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, 

 10th Sept., Mr. E. S. Cooper in the chair. — A fine collection of botanical 

 specimens, numbering 90, were exhibited, and were named, at the request 

 of the chairman, by Mr. G. B. Wentworth. Among the least common 

 were Sparganium ramosum, Bidens tripartita, Chenopodimn hybHdum, 

 Mentha piperita, Lamium iiitermedium, Bartsia Odontites, &c. Mr. Went- 

 worth also mentioned the discovery of a new plant in the district, viz., 

 " touch-me-not," or yellow balsam (Impatiens noli-me-tangere). 



Selby Naturalists' Society. — 30th Meeting, June 20th, ramble and 

 meeting at Riccall Common. — Amongst the botanical specimens collected 

 were Gentiana Pneumonanthe (in abundance, but not in flower), Drosera 

 rotundifolia, D. intermedia, Hypericum elodes, Menyanthes trifoliata, 

 Listera ovata, Habenaria^ chlorantha, 8alix repens. Reseda luteola, Hottonia 



