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were laid on the table, amongst tliem being Trientalis europcea (a very- 

 rare plant), Pinguicula vulgaris, Ecliitim vulgare, Ophioglossum vulgatum, 

 .Wypochoeris glabra, Geranium dissectum, Sanicnla europcea, Viola lactea, 

 Polypodium Dryopteris. Mr. T. Hirst exhibited a number of birds, 

 amongst them being one pair of hobby hawks, the kittiwake gull, Norfolk 

 plover, a white starling, and a dun-eoloured starling shot on Illingworth 

 Moor. — J. Ogden, Sec. 



Stainxand Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting at Burrwood, on 

 1st July, Mr. J. Edwards in the chair. — The following eggs were 

 exhibited by Mr. B. Garside : — Lapwing, pheasant, swallow, and tree 

 pipit. — W. H. Stott. 



Wakefield Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting July 4th, Mr. 

 J. Wilcock, V.P., in the chair. — The exhibits were not many. The chair- 

 man read a paper on the " British Conchiforous Mollusks," which was 

 the first of a series he purposes reading. After a brief analytical enume- 

 ration of several families, he proceeded to give some idea of their con- 

 formity, life histories, physiological and anatomical structure, modes of 

 reproduction, fecundity, development, modes of attack and defence, 

 renewal of parts, perforating power, tenacity of life, their uses and 

 injuries to man, and their distinguishing individual characteristics — all of 

 which will be fully dealt with in the course of papers intended to be 

 delivered. The descriptions were rendered clearer by the exhibition of 

 specimens. — J. W. Shaw, Corr. Sec. 



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

 June 13th, Mr. Ward in the chair. — Mr. Sharp exhibited a specimen, 

 young in down, of the great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus, also a 

 young example of the storm petrel, Thalassidroma pelagica ; Mr. Bacon, 

 a grand specimen of eggs of the Sandwich tern. Sterna cantiaca ; Mr. M. 

 Smith, the oil beetle, Melo violaceus ; Mr. Helstrip, a fine variety of the 

 starling, Sturnus vulgaris, shot at Kirkbymoorside ; Mr. G. C. Dennis, a 

 fine series of Euchelia Jacoheoe, bred from larvse taken at Sherwood 

 Forest ; also a very large ichneumon, bred from the pupa of Smerinthits 

 ocellatus ; the hon. secretary, Mr. Brest, the larvae of seven species of 

 moths taken by himself this year, and kindly preserved and mounted on 

 their proper food-plants by Lord Walsingham in a very life-like manner ; 

 also a fine series of Melanthia albicillata, taken at Bishop's Wood. 



Meeting July 10th, Mr. W. Chapman, v. p., in the chair.— Mr. G. Bacon 

 exhibited a fine example of the spider crab, taken on the Dogger Bank ; 

 Mr. Helstrip, the eggs of the grasshopper warbler, Sylvia hcustella, taken 

 near Selby ; the secretary, Mr. Brest, a case of preserved larvae on their 

 food plants ; amongst them were Epione vespertaria, only taken near 

 York, Tephrosia biundularia, Ellopia fasciaria, and Eupithecia abbreviata, 

 aU splendidly mounted by Lord Walsingham. 



