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The Naturalist. 



communis), Mr. C. Smethurst showed dipterous insects, unnamed, and 

 Mr. F. Greenwood a living salamander from Switzerland, pointing out 

 tlie salient points of difference between the newts and salamanders. — Wm. 

 Denison Roebuck, Sec. 



OvENDEisr Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, lOtii November, 

 Mr. T. Scott, president, in the chair. Sirex gigas was exhibited, caught 

 by Mr. S. Hirst at Holmfield, the third during this season. Mr. T. Hirst 

 exhibited the following birds : — Pair of long-eared owls, wood owl, three 

 pairs of ptarmigans — one in winter, one in summer, and one in autumn 

 plumage : swallow, from the Cape of Good Hope ; pair of plovers and 

 one silver plover. In geology, Mr. T. Cockroft exhibited a large number 

 of fossil plants and shells, also Lepidostrobus, Cyclopterus, Calamites, 

 Hallonia, and one of the most beautiful specimens of Lepidodendron in 

 sandstone ever shewn. The specimens were named by Mr. Jas. Spencer, 

 who also presented to the Society a set of glacial boulders, from the 

 valley of the Calder, including Ennerdale granite, Scotch or Dalbeith 

 granite, St. John's Vale syenite (three very characteristic rocks), boulder 

 of encrinital Hmestone, which he had found at a height of 1,150 feet on 

 the hills near Hebden Bridge. He also explained the difference between 

 syenite and granite, and showed a piece of syenite from Mount Sinai, the 

 original rock which gave the name of syenite to this particular kind of 

 granite. The specimen is a present from Mr. Wainwright, of Wakefield, 

 who brought it from Mount Sinai last winter. 



Stainlajstd Nattjralists' Society. — Monthly meeting, 5th Nov., at 

 Burrwood. — Mr. Faikes showed male and female cocoons of the emperor 

 moth, from Greetland Moor. Mr. Hanson gave the arrival of the winter 

 migrants — redwing Oct. 10th, fieldfare 21st. Rooks in this neighbour- 

 hood, deceived by the spring-like weather, are repairing their nests. — 

 W. H. Stott, Sec. 



Wakefield Naturalists' Society, — Mr. G. Campbell, Y.P., in the 

 chair. — Mr. Marson exhibited L. quercifolia, the first that has been taken 

 in the district. Mr. Wilcock, Avion hortensis, with models of the same, 

 and model of Balea perversa. Mr. Wrigglesworth, several specimens of 

 €oleoptera. Mr. J. Fogg was appointed delegate to the Yorkshire 

 Naturalists' Union. — J. Spukling, Sec. 



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

 Nov. 14th, Mr. T. L. Smith in the chair. — Mr. T. Humphries was elected 

 a delegate to the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. Mr. Wm. Simmons 

 exhibited a fine bred series of Bhodophoea formosella. Mr. J ackson, Poly- 

 ommatus dispar, JJeilephila euphorbioe, and galii and Clic&rocampa celerio. 

 Mr. Helstrip, a fine example of the hobby, Falco suhhuteo, shot near 

 York. The secretary (Mr. Prest), specimens of Myelois ceratonicEj 

 recently re-discovered in this country ; three fine specimens of Colias Edusa 

 (var. Helice), taken near London this year ; and a fine series of Acidalia 

 promutata, Aventia flexida, and Botys lancealis. 



