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THE NATURALIST. 



Heseda luteola, L., and Agrimonia Eapatoria^ L., were botL. plentiful 

 and luxuriant; these, it may be remarked, are not common in Chesliire; a few 

 plants only of Veronica polita^ Fr., were met with, — it may easily be dis- 

 tinguished from its near relative, F. arvensis, L., by its stunted growth, and 

 large blue corolla. The only two interesting Orchidaceous plants seen, were 

 what was supposed to be Ophrys apifera, Huds., (not being in flower the 

 species could not be properly determined,) and Habenaria bifolia, Br. Some 

 Grasses, when growing in hard clay soil, have a tendency to form bulbs at 

 their roots ; under these circumstances Arrhenatherum avenaceum, /3 bulbosum, 

 Lind., was not uncommon. Galium sylvestre, Poll, occurred sparingly and 

 Viola lutea, Huds., plentifully at Llandyssil. 



Terns did not muster very strongly, as might have been expected from 

 the calcareous nature of the soil ; amongst others the following were 

 collected, Asj^lenium trichomanes, L., PolysticJmm aciileatum, Eoth., and P. 

 angulare, K^ewm. 



Meconopsis camhrica Vig., is stated in the Scientific Tourist to occur on 

 Craig Cwm Pystill. — E. 



NOTES 0^ ITOEFOLK OENITHOLOGY. 



By T. E. Gunn. 



(From Octoher ^\st, to Decemher 2>lst, 1866.^1 



Merlin. On the 1 2th of November, an immature female bird was 

 obtained at Hellesdon, near Norwich. In its stomach were the remains of a 

 small bird (probably one of the FringiUidce,) and some kernels of wheat, 

 doubtless dispersed from the stomach of its prey. 



Great Spotted Woodpecker. An adult female shot at Kenninghall, 

 on the 9th of November. The stomach contained a mixture of matter con- 

 sisting of minute insects and small seeds. 



Shorelark. Eour specimens of this rather rare species, have been 

 killed in Norfolk recently. A pair of immature birds was shot on the 29th 



