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The NA.TURALIST. 



Neuroptera, particularly dragon-flies, on the contrary were much more 

 numerous at this excursion ; they abounded on the damp parts of the 

 Common. — On behalf of the Botanical Section, Mr. Wm. West, Bradford, 

 secretary, stated that the districts explored were E/iccall Common, the 

 woods and ponds adjoining, the ponds at Kelfield, and the river bank 

 from Selby to Turn Head. The number of vascular plants noticed was 

 313, notably amongst which were four species of Allium from the river 

 bank above Selby, viz., carinatum, oleraceum, Scorodoprasum, and 

 vineale, var. bulbiferum ; the four species of Lemna, Helosciadium 

 repens, Koch, Mentha Pulegium, Drosera intermedia, D. rotundifolia, 

 Gentiana Pneumonanthe, Thalictrum flavum, Rumex maritimus, Arctium 

 majus, Pimpinella magna, Hypericum dubium, H. elodes, Bidens cernua, 

 Radiola millegrana, Salix ambigua, S. argentea, S. triandra, S. viminalis, 

 Utricularia vulgaris, Nephrodium Oreopteris, Sanguisorba officinalis, Slum 

 latifolium, Phinanthus eu-major, (Enanthe Phellandrium, Colchicum 

 autumnale, and Stellaria glauca. Fifty-three species of mosses were 

 observed, including Sphagnum rigidum, S. subsecundum, S. tenellum, 

 Pottia minutula, Bryum pseudo-triquetrum, Atrichum tenellum, H. 

 Schreberi, and H. imponens. A few Hepaticse were noted, Riccia glauca 

 from fields between Selby and Turn Head ; six common species of 

 lichens ; many species of fungi, not all named. Amongst those that have 

 been named were Puccinia Amphibii, Coleosporium Petasitis, Lecythea 

 Saliceti, and Agaricus hypnorum. Many small algae were collected, 

 Desmids being especially abundant. The following are a few of the 

 species collected on Piccall Common : — Spirogyra nitida, S. quinina, 

 Arthrodesmus convergens, Staurastrum gracile, S. furcigerum, Euastrum 

 (elegans ?), Scenedesmus quadricauda, Ankistrodesmus falcatus, Pandorina 

 morum, Cosmarium pyramidatum, C. margaritiferum, Tabellaria floccu- 

 losa, Docidium baculum, and three species of Closterium. — There was no 

 meeting of the Geological Section, but Mr. J. T. Atkinson, F.G.S , 

 favored the general meeting with a brief outline of the geology of the 

 district. — On behalf of the Vertebrate Section, Mr. Thomas Lister of 

 Barnsley, president, stated that, considering the limited range of observa- 

 tion, the vertebrates were pretty numerous. Of resident birds upwards of 

 twenty were observed, the chief of which were — marsh tit, blue tit, twite, 

 greenfinch, grey linnet, lesser redpole, pied wagtail, meadow pipit, moor- 

 hen, little grebe, wild duck, heron, teal, kestrel, common bunting, yellow 

 hammer ; of migrants (10) — willow warbler, sedge warbler, whinchat, 

 whitethroat, Pay's wagtail, and swift. Of animals, two vipers, the ringed 

 snake, mole, and bat were noted. — The chairman announced that the 

 next meeting would be the annual one, at Huddersfield, on the 17th of 

 January, 1880, and the secretary urged upon the members the desira- 

 bility of their attending it, stating that the Huddersfield members were 

 arranging to make it unusually interesting. The secretary also requested 

 the members to think over the names of places suitable for next season's 

 meetings. — W. D. P. 



