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warbler. Mr. F. Brady reported Colias Ediisa at Victoria-road ; by Mr. 

 J. Harrison on Wakefield-road ; Mr. E. Massie, thirteen on Brierley 

 Common ; Messrs. Fogg and Cook, one at Mount's Farm. 



Monthly Meetijstg, Oct. 1st, the president in the chair, who read some 

 notes sent him by Mr. W. J. Cope, of a few observations made by him at 

 Dunford Bridge in July and August ; a pair of herons near the reservoir, 

 July 25 ; five common gulls, Aug. 4. He noted the following birds up to 

 August 22nd, nearly all breeding on the moors by the valley streams : — 

 Golden plovers (numerous), grey wagtail, sandpiper, ring ousel, twite, 

 marsh tit, willow warbler, magpie, kestrel, all four of the linnet family, 

 wild duck, &c. He also named three more Colias Edusa, seen near his 

 house, Cockerham, Barnsley. This, with the one taken by Rev. W. 

 Elmhirst, at Elmliirst, increases the number previously reported to 

 about 25. The president reported on the summer migrants last noted : 

 Ray's wagtail, Sept. 17th ; young wheatear, 19th ; same day willow 

 warbler and chiffchaflf, the latter heard in song by Dr. Payne, in his 

 grounds, Newhill Hall, Oct. 2nd. Swallows noted Sep. 29th, and a 

 martin Oct. 1st, in the town. Since the meeting, a pair of sand martins 

 were seen at Hiendley Oct. 6th, and martins and swallows noted Oct. 

 12th ; the last are yet in the country to this date, Oct. 16th. Kingfisher, 

 great spotted woodpeckers, and many gulls have been noted during the 

 month. Mr. J. Harrison showed a box of lepidoptera bred by him : — 

 C. Edusa, E. orbicularia, K. ahietaria, A. betularia, G. elingnaria, P. 

 unguicula, A . Simiata, N. ciicrdlina, E. Iinia7"iata, 0. gonostigna, X. 

 citrago, C. reclusa, A . leporina. Communications on natural history were 

 laid before the meeting. — T. Lister. 



Bradford Naturalists' Society. — Meeting Oct. 16th, the president 

 in the chair. — The evening was devoted to conversation and the exhibition 

 of specimens. The following insects have been exhibited by Messrs. 

 Firth, Carter, Andrews, and Lambert : — H. pennaria, A. rujina, Noctiia 

 glariosa, Hadena protea, and larvae of Notodonta camelina. Mr, lUing- 

 worth reported on the business done at the Wakefield annual meeting. — 

 H. T. S. 



GrOOLE Scientific Society. — Meeting 10th Oct., the president, Mr. E. 

 Hunter, F.C.S., in the chair. — Paper on ''The Vulgar Superstitions of 

 Yorkshire,'' by Dr. Gibson, of Hull. 



Meeting, Oct. 24th, for exhibition of specimens and conversation. — 

 The following specimens were exhibited : — By Mr. Hunter, slides of 

 diatoms, and leaves of Deutzia, bleached for polariscope ; by Mr. 

 Bunker, fruits, gathered in Hertfordshire, of sweet chestnut, hornbeam, 

 spindle tree, and traveller's joy ; the structure of which was described. 

 A parcel of plants dried by Mr. T. B. Blow, of Welwyn, comprising 

 Statice caspia, S. occidentalis, Viola permixta, Arctium nemorosum, and 

 Bumex rupestris. Dr. Parsons gave an account of fresh-water algse, and 



