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will, no doubt, be durable and satisfactory. Mr. John Whitehead 

 f Dukinfield) was unanimously chosen as the president ; Mr. Thomas 

 Brittain and Mr. W. H. Pearson were elected vice-presidents ; and Mr. 

 T. Rogers honorary secretary and treasurer. Other resolutions were 

 adopted, defining the objects of the Society and providing for its efficient 

 administration, and a committee was appointed with instructions to 

 prepare a code of rules for adoption, or otherwise, at the next meeting. 

 This preliminary work having been completed, several rare mosses were 

 exhibited and named by the president, amongst others one only recently 

 known as belonging to Britain, namely Aulacomnion turgidum, found by 

 Professor Barker, of Owen's College, in Breadalbane. 



Stainxand Naturalists' Society. — Meeting Nov. 4th, the president 

 in the chair. — Mr, E. Garside exhibited a short-eared owl, shot in the 

 neighbourhood, and a pair of Australian parroquets. — W. H. Stott. 



Wakefield Naturalists' Society, — Monthly meeting, Nov. 7th, the 

 president, Mr. J. Wainwright, F.L.S., in the chair. — Mr, Spurling ex- 

 hibited 21 species of micro-lepidoptera including pyralites, tortricina, and 

 tinecB. Mr. Sims, S. lunaria, 8. iUustraria, E. cervinaria, 0. spartiata, 

 and C. nupta. Mr. A. Marshall, P. cardni. Mr. Talbot, spotted crake, 

 Crex porzana, shot on the banks of the reservoir at Cold-Hiendly, Sep. 

 13th. Mr. E. E, Talbot, Aclierontia Atropos taken at Wakefield Asylum, 

 Oct. 15th, and given to him by Mr. Smith. The president read a paper 

 on Coniferse, illustrated with 15 cones of the trees under consideration. 



York and District Field Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting 

 Nov, 13th, Mr. T. L. Smith in the chair. — The following specimens were 

 exhibited by Mr. Sharpe : eggs of the hedge sparrow {Acce7ito7' modularis) 

 and yellow hammer {Emheriza citrinella), both of which were not more than 

 half the usual size. Mr. G. Bacon : eggs of the capercailzie {Tetrao uro- 

 gallus), the ptarmigan {Tetrao lagopus), and the red grouse {Tetrao scoticus), 

 of the latter three splendid varieties. Mr. Helstrip : a specimen of that 

 very rare bird, the spotted sandpiper {Totanus macularivs), shot near 

 Heslington. Mr. Wm. Simmons : a box of tortrices and tinea, amongst 

 them being some fine varieties of Sarrothripa revayana, Depressaria 

 nanatella and carduella, lappella, magniJiceUa, suhochicella, Gregso7iella, 

 lineolea, &c., &c. ; also preserved larvae of hippocastanaria, finely 

 mounted on its food plant. Th^' secretary, Mr. Prest : a large case of 

 insects recently got in exchange ; amongst them were a fine series of 

 Lithosia quadra, Orgyia gonostigma (both bred), Acidalia contiguaria, 

 Corycia laminata, Eupithecia debiliata, a large and fine series of Cidaria 

 psittacata, Catocola promissa, and Galleria cerella ; also a large box 'of 

 insects recently taken at Sandburn, near York, amongst them being three 

 specimens of Agrotis saucia, a very rare species in this district, and the 

 larvse of Eupithecia castigata and trisignata, preserved and mounted by 

 Lord Walsingham, in his usual natural style. — W. Prest. 



