NEWS. 



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TO OUR READERS. 



PROPOSED UNION OF FIELD CLUBS. 



At the recent Meeting of the British 

 Association, at Birmingham, a proposal 

 was made to establish a nnion of the various 

 Field Clubs, which have of late years 

 become so numerous throughout the coun- 

 try, for the purpose of more easy intercom- 

 munication of Observations, Notes, Notices, 

 &c. This was proposed to be accomplished by 

 means of a Periodical circulating amongst 

 the Members, and to which they should 

 promptly communicate all Observations, 

 &c. ; also Notices and details of the Excur- 

 sions of such Clubs, Abstracts of Papers 

 read, or Papers in extenso, if of sufficient 

 interest, and any other matter of general 

 interest to the Societies in union. 



The Naturalist, a Journal already estab- 

 lished for somewhat similar objects, has 

 been proposed as a suitable medium for 

 this purpose, and should this meet with 

 the approval of Field Clubs generally, it 

 will be so enlarged and modified as to 

 become an efficient organ. 



The benefits to be derived from such a 

 means of intercommunication are too appa- 

 rent to require pressing upon the notice of 

 our readers. 



The project has already the promise of 

 the warm support of some of the most in- 

 fluential Members of Field Clubs in Eng- 

 land, including the names of , — 



John Jones, Esq., F.G.S. , Hon. Sec. of 

 the Dudley and Midland Institute and 

 Field Club. 



The Rev. W. S. Symonds, F.G.S., Pre- 

 sident of the Malvern Field Club. 



The Rev. P. B. Brodie, F.G.S , Vice- 

 President of the "Warwickshire Naturalists' 

 Field Club. 



Sir John Bowring ; and A. H. A. 

 Hamilton, Esq. , President of the Exeter 

 Field Club. 



James Britten, Esq,, President of the 

 High Wycombe Natural History Society. 



Jas. "VV. Hatton, Esq., Hon. Sec. of the 



ManchesterScientific Students' Association. 



Should this proposal meet with the ap- 

 probation of any Field Club which has not 

 already been communicated with ; the 

 Editors of the Naturalist, will be glad to 

 receive an intimation to that effect. 



We shall also be glad of the opinion of 

 any of our readers on the subject of the 

 above circular which has been addressed to 

 the Secretaries of Field Clubs. — [Eds. Hat.] 



The next number of the Naturalist will 

 contain the first part of an article by Frangois 

 Crepin, Prof, of Botany at Ghent, entitled 

 " Description of Some Yegetable Mon- 

 trosities," which will be accompanied by a 

 whole page plate in illustration of the 

 subject. 



Lepidoptera. — I have fine specimens of 

 D. templi, and many others, and shall be 

 glad to receive offers from any person in 

 want of them. — C, Smethurst, 19, Wel- 

 lington-lane, West-street, Leeds. 



I have a good clean copy of Westwood's 

 Classification of Insects, 2 vols. 8vo., for 

 which I shall be glad to receive off'ers of 

 exchange for any of the following : — 

 Wood's Ilustrations of the Linnean Genera 

 of Insects. 



Westwood and Humphrey's British Butter- 

 flies and their transformations. 



Stainton's Manual of Butterflies and Moths. 



Newman's Introduction to a History of 

 Insects. 



Harris's Exposition of English Insects. 

 The Naturalist, vol 1., and Episodes of 



Insect Life. 

 Supplement to Wood's Index Entomologi- 



cus, 1865. 



Correspondents not receiving answers to 

 letters in ten days may conclude their offers 

 are not accepted. — F. Wilkinson, Stamp 

 Office, Market Harborough. 



