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THE NATURALIST. 



Bichmond and North Riding NahiralistJ 

 Field Club. — The usual montlily meeting 

 of this club was held on Tuesday, when 

 the President (E. Wood, F.G.S.) who was 

 in the chair, exhibited a slab formed of 

 the fossil Ammonites planicostatiis, as also 

 one of Extracrinus hriareus both from the 

 lias of Ljone Regis. He also exhibited a 

 quantity of flint instruments from Brid- 

 lington, some fine specimens of the mis- 

 tletoe, and the teeth of a rabbit which had 

 grown to upwards of an inch in length 

 curved. Mr. L. Bradley, F.G-.S., exhibited 

 a block of limestone from the bed of the 

 river Swale, v/hich contained a curious fos- 

 sil, resembling a fish in shape. Mr. J. Aspdin 

 exhibited a series of marine shells from 

 Guernsey, as also some fresh water shells 

 from the Eipon canal. He also announced 

 to the meeting the presentation by Captain 

 R. Thompson to the museum of a piece of 

 wood cut from the tree against which the 

 unfortunate women and children were 

 dashed by the sepoys at the Cawnpore 

 massacre in 1857 ; also a quantity of but- 

 terflies and moths presented by Mr, John 

 Sang, of Darlington, to both of whom the 

 meeting accorded a vote of thanks for their 

 donations. Mr. T. Thompson sent for ex- 

 hibition a very large specimen of the com- 

 mon oyster ( Ostrea edulis ) which was 

 encrusted over with various substances. 

 The President announced as donations fi'om 

 the Rev, Scott F, Surtees some very curi- 

 ous old books, and other articles of interest, 

 for the museum, to whom a unanimous 

 vote of thanks was accorded by the meet- 

 ing. The meeting then adjourned to the 

 second Tuesday in February. — J, Aspdin, 

 Hon. Sec, 



Society of Amateur Botanists. — At the 

 meeting of the society of Amateur Botanists 

 held in London on Jan, 8rd, a very cu- 

 rious specimen of Geum rivale was ]present- 

 ed to the herbarium by Mr. Edwin Green, 



in which a flower is disposed in a whorl 

 about the stem two inches below the ter- 

 minal one. The next meeting will be held 

 on the 7th of February, at the national 

 schools, St. Martin's-in-the Fields, 



S. rubecula. — I have noticed a great 

 many observations, from time to time, of 

 the early nesting of some of our British 

 Birds, The first instance presented to my 

 Gwn personal notice was the other day, 

 when I received information that a robin 

 was sitting on five eggs at Mr, Peto's farm, 

 near Cookham. This was about the 7th 

 January, and is an instance of the mildness 

 of the season, — R, B, Shap.pe, 20 Har- 

 wood Terrace, Kings Road, Fulham, S.W. 



Shells and Insects. —Duplicates, — A few 

 pairs of good specimens of A. atropos, P. 

 machaon, E. hlandina, P. geryon, L. mus- 

 cerda, Griseola, Stramineola, A. planta- 

 ginis, B. calunce, S. carpini (pupce), L. 

 pudorina, D. eapsincola, T. pastinum, C. 

 spartiata, and many others. "Wants. — 

 P. Daplidice, C. Hyale, A. Lathonia, V. 

 Antiopa,E.Cassiope, T. W. album, T.prun% 

 T. lietuloe, P. hvppothoe, L. acis, H. paniscus^ 

 Actceon. >To insect will be sent until those 

 exchangedforthem are received. I have also 

 a number of British shells, in duplicate, 

 which I should be glad to exchange for P. 

 obtusale, H. similis, G. maculosus, H. 

 lamellata, P. minutissima^ alpestris,pusilla^ 

 angustior, moulinsiana 0, Bolphii, S. 

 ohlonga, P. glaher, L. Burnettii, L. glutviiosa. 

 Only good spcimens, either of shells or 

 insects, need be sent. I shall be happy to 

 exchange shells for the insects named, or 

 vice versa, or to collect micros, from our 

 moors for any gentleman who may supply 

 any of my wants mentioned.— Wm. Cash, 

 Delph-street, Halifax. 



