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palustris. The captures of the entomologists included — V. cardui, 

 C. _2Ja?7i^/ii?i<s, 8. ocellatus, F. atomavia, P. garama, A, myiiilli. The 

 most noteworthy birds discerned during the day were — the laughing 

 gull {Larus atricilla), stonechat (Motacilla ruhicofa), curlew (JSfumenius 

 arquata), redshank {T. calidris), widgeon {Anas ][>enelope), waterhen 

 {Gallinula chloropus). 



31sT Meeting. — Ramble to Bishops Wood. — Plants collected : Poly po- 

 dium vidgare, P. Pliegopteris, Aspidium aculeatum, Lomaria spicant, 

 Thcdictrum minus, Lysimachia nemoritw.. The only noteworthy bird 

 observed was the pied woodpecker ; perfect insects of gray dagger A. psi, 

 A. leporina, A. megacephala, A. rumicis, M. albicillata, M, suhtristata. 

 Larvae of the following : —L. monaca, J. lo. — W. N, Cheesmax, 

 Hon. Sec. 



Wakefield Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, Sept. 6th, Mr, 

 E. Wriggiesworth in the chfiir. — Mr. Taylor exhibited larva of F. 

 Piniaria, and reported the taking of Acronycta alni in Haw Park, on the 

 23rd August ; he would have exhibited it at the meeting, but it had 

 made up. Mr. Sims exhibited A. fidiginosa and N. Ziczac. Mr. 

 Wriggiesworth exhibited the following beetles : — Carsida viride, Phry- 

 sonida distinguenda, Phyllaperthahorticolor, Xantlialium fulgidus, Agahns 

 mahilntris, Sebia chlo? ocephala, Otishynchus picipc.s Atheris hcamorhoidalis-, 

 Geotrupes vernalis. Mr. H. Latham exhibited Epiera diadema, the 

 geometrical spider. — J. Spurling, Sec. 



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

 Sept. 12th, Mr. M. Smith in the chair. Mr. Wm. Simmons exhibited 

 the following specimens in fine condition, nearly all of them bred : — 

 Notodonta Chaonia ; Heliothis peltigera^ Acronycta strigosa, Apamea OpJiio- 

 gramma, Eiipitkecia consignata, and debilinta, Macaria alternata, Anticlea 

 ^inuata, and Lithostege griseata, also a fine preserved larva of Acronycta 

 atni, token by his son at Sherwood Forest in August last. The chairman 

 the following species of coleoptera : — Sirica brunnca, Gonioctena viminalis, 

 ijlivinia fossor, Ci^yptorhynchus lapathi, and Rhagium inquisitor. Mr. P, 

 Crook, bred specimens of Eadena protea and Agrotis agathina ; Mr. 

 Pobinson Dicranura furcula^ Crambus inquinatellus, Phycis abietella, rare 

 in this district, Pempelia patumbella and Reiinia pinicolana ; Mr. P. 

 Dutton, Colias Edusa. taken at Methley. Mr. G. C. Dennis, a fine box 

 of insects taken at Sherwood Forest in August last ; amongst them were 

 the following : — C. Edusa, Sesia cynipiformis, new to the district, Noctua 

 ^lareosa, Eupei'iafidvago, Crambus pinetellus, &c. ; the secrelary, Acidalia 

 auroraria and Crambus Warringtonellus, taken on Thorn Waste, the 

 specimens probably new to Yorkshire ; Cosmia pyralina and Stilbia 

 ^nomala, taken in Sherwood Forest ; Mr. C. Helstrip, an albino specimen 

 of the ja.y — Garrulus glandarius ; Mr. Ripley, a specimen of the armed 

 bullhead — ispidophorus Europceus, also a specimen of the knot— Tr/^j^a 

 'Cineria, and the gannet *S't//a bassana, from near Malton. Mr. C. D. 



