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The Natuealist. 



Sfypnum iraponens in New Forest. — Amongst a large parcel of mosses 

 from the southern counties, recently sent to me by Mr. E. M. Holmes, 

 F.L.S., I iind a'packet of H. imponens, gathered on Fritham Plain in the 

 New Forest, Hants, and marked abundant, though without date. As I 

 am not aware of this locality having been previously recorded, I think it 

 as well to publish it, and should also be glad to hear whether it has been 

 found in any other British localities besides this, Reigate Heath, Stren- 

 sail Common, and Skip with Common (vide Nat. iii, 142). — C. P. H. 



REVIEW.— Outline Descriptions of British Coleoptera : by the Rev. 

 T. Blackburn, B. A. London : E. W. Janson, 28, Museum Street, W.C." 

 — We are glad to see this reprint of a paper which has extended over 

 the pages of the Scottish Naturalist for several years, as it is now in 

 a handy form for coleopterists, to whom, and particularly to those who 

 purpose beginning the study of the coleoptera (and of such there ought to 

 be a number in our Union), it will be invaluable. The descriptions are 

 in a brief and condensed form, but the abbreviations are clearly and 

 thoroughly explained in the introduction, and a short time spent over 

 these and the glossary will render the descriptions intelligible and easy 

 to read. Unfortunately, IVIr. Blackburn left our shores for Honolulu 

 before completing the work, but he is now adding very extensively to our 

 knowledge of the coleoptera of the Hawaiian Islands, and we must hope 

 that ere long he will be able to find time and opportunity to finish his 



Outhnes " in the Scottish Naturalist. 



Rainfall fox ^nm. 





Height 



of 

 gauge 

 above 



sea 

 level. 



Rain- 

 faU. 



No. 



of 



Total Fall 

 TO Date. 



Date of 

 heaviest 



Amount 

 of 



heaviest 

 FaU. 





Days 



1879. 



1878. 



Fall. 



HuDDEESFiELD (Dalton) ... 



(.J. W. Bobson) 



Ft. 



350 



In. 



4-57 



25 



14-27 



* 14-53 



7 



0-86 



Leeds ... (H. Crowther) ... 



183 



4-43 



23 



14-20 





7 



1-.52 



Halifax. . . (F. G. S. Eawson) 



360 



618 



22 



19-69 



20-88 







Baenslet ... (T. Lister) ... 



350 



4-48 



23 



14-81 



10-92 



7 



1-13 



Ingbiechwoeth (do.) 



853 



5-08 



24 



17-54 



18-21 



7 



1-01 



Wentwoeth Castle (do.)... 



520 



5-02 



23 



16-01 



11-65 



7 



1-06 



GoOLE . . . (H. F. Parsons) 



25 



3-03 



18 



11-25 



9-02 



7 



0-65 



* This is the average to date for 13 years, 1866-78. 



