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confounded under this name. In the first place there is the real A . Rothii, 

 which grows at or near to the sea coast, and has its leaf formed of from 

 two to three cell layers ; second, A. falcata, which is peculiar to the 

 mountainous passes, and which varies considerably, especially as regards 

 the leaf margin ; the third is A. ohtusifolia, previously recorded from 

 Greenland : it has been found by the Professor in Pitea, Lapland. The 

 honorary secretary intimated that the Society's soiree had been fixed for 

 the 20th Dec, and also read a communication from the secretary of the 

 Poyal Microscopical Society, pointing out that the council had recently 

 passed a new rule admitting the president as an ex-officio Fellow of their 

 Society, and also granting the privilege of receiving a copy of their 

 J oumal for the Society's use. 



MiRFiELD Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, 1st November, 

 Mr. W. H. Wormald in the chair. — Mr. Jas. Varley of Almondbury read 

 a very interesting and able paper on the " Migration of Birds," after 

 which there was a short discussion on the subject. — T, Cardwell. 



Wakefield Field Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, Nov. 

 5th, Mr. Sims in the chair. — Mr. Wilson exhibited!). Templi ; Mr. Sims, 

 C. miniata, E. sohrinata, M. procellata, C. HawoHhii, and P. V-aureum. 



York and District Field Naturalists' Society. — Meeting Nov. 12th, 

 Mr. M. Smith, vice-president, in the chair. — The chairman exhibited a- 

 box of coleoptera, amongst them being Callidium violaceum and Timarcha 

 laevigata. Mr. G. Bacon : eggs of the buzzard tribe, five varieties of 

 Falco huteo, the common buzzard F. lagopus, the rough-legged ditto, and 



F. apivorus, the honey buzzard. Mr. G. Benson, jun. : a specimen of 

 Hippocampus, also a specimen of the flying fish, Exoccetus volitans. Mr. 



G. C. Dennis : a box of lepidoptera, taken by himself during a short stay 

 at Boston Spa ; also a fine series of Grossulariata : amongst them were 

 some very fine varieties. Mr. Wilson : a box of lepidoptera taken by 

 himself in this district : amongst them were Agrotis aquilina, Hadena suasa, 

 dark variety, Spilodes sticticalis, Rhodophcea consociella, Phtheochroa rugo 

 Sana, Cerostoma seahrella, Depressaria costosa, and Angelicella. The hon 

 secretary (Mr. Prest) : the living larva of Apleda herhida, reared from 

 the egg ; the living larva of Noctna rhomhoidea, sent to him by Mis~ 

 Golding Bird, and taken by that lady in the New Forest ; also a fin 

 series of Cnephasia cindana and Pterophorns spilodadylus, the latter 

 species bred. The hon. secretary made the following ofier to the mem- 

 bers, viz : — That during the months of November, December, January, 

 and February he would be at home every first and third Monday to those 

 members and friends who would like to inspect his collection, compare 

 specimens, and to impart information upon the various localities he had 

 visited during the season, and any other matters that may be useful to 

 the members. The meeting at once accepted Mr. Brest's kind offer, and 

 passed a vote of thanks to him unanimously. 



