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The Naturalist. 



Barnsley Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, Dec. 3rd, the 

 president, Mr. T. Lister, in the chair.— Mr. A. Kell exhibited 15 eggs of 

 the common guillemot, all differing in tints and markings ; one egg of the 

 razorbill, and two very beautiful specimens of the honey-buzzard's egg. 

 The following additional particulars of occurrences and movements of 

 migrating and resident birds, were brought to the attention of the 

 meeting : — The redwing and fieldfare last week in September ; the 

 hooded crow Oct. 3rd. These complete our list of visitants from North 

 Europe. Mr. Kell reported specimens of the merlin which he had lately 

 obtained from the moors beyond Penistone, where it occasionally breeds. 

 It is a partial migrant, generally coming from North to South Britain for 

 the winter. On Nov. 22nd golden-eyed ducks were abundant in Dunford 

 reservoir ; one was sent by Mr. C. Wemyss to Mr. G. Rose, who also has 

 heard many ducks, amongst them wigeons flying by night over Barnsley. 

 A pair of carrion crows, scarce with us, were seen in Carlton-lane ; large 

 flocks of mountain finches came from the moors in October, and still 

 abound where there are beech-nuts and other favourite food. The cole- 

 tit was seen Dec. 1st ; it breeds chiefly in North Britain, although we 

 •have seen the nest and bird in New Park. Many lapwings, snipes, 

 kestrel, gold-crested wrens, kingfishers, &c. , have been noted. — T. Lister. 



Bradford Naturalists' Society. — Annual meeting, Dec. 12 th.. — The 

 financial statement was very satisfactory, a balance being left in the 

 treasurer's hands, and the work recorded in the Society's proceedings 

 shows that there have been many diligent members. During the year the 

 Society has held twenty-four meetings, all of which have been fairly 

 attended, and lectures and papers have been given ; the library has also 

 been increased. The Society was efficiently represented at all the 

 rambles of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. The officers elected were — 

 president, Mr. William Jagger ; corresponding secretary, Mr. West ; 

 delegate to the council meetings of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, Mr. 

 Jagger, &c. — Wm. Prest, Sec. 



GooLE Scientific Society. — Meeting Nov. 21st. — A paper was read by 

 Mr. H. T. Gardiner on " The History of Goole and its Neighbourhood 

 prior to 1650." 



Meeting Dec. 5th. — A paper was read by the president, Mr. C. Hunter, 

 F.C.S., on " Insects injurious to Crops." The author, after tracing the 

 history of the study of entomology from the earliest times to the present 

 century, gave a brief sketch of the anatomy, life history, and classification 

 of insects. He then took the principal crops seriatim, treating of the 

 insects by which each was liable to be attacked ; and concluded with an 

 account of the Colorado beetle, from which he was of opinion that we 



