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Smethurst showed a number of shells and insects from the same district. 

 Microscopical and botanical exhibits were also made. 



384th Meeting, June 15th, the president in the chair. — Mr. 

 Edwd. Atkinson, F.L.S. gave a lecture on " The Distribution of Land 

 Mollusks," showing part of his collection of shells in illustration. 



Wakefield Field Naturaxists' Society. — Monthly meeting, June 

 2nd, the president, Mr. J. Wainwright, in the chair. — Mr. H. Sims 

 showed bred specimens of P. falcula, JV". cucullina, C. fluctuosa^ S. 

 certata, 0. hidentata, and C. corylata ; also larvae of D. templi, and T. 

 opima. Mr. Wright, larva of D. templi and imago of T. hmndularia ; 

 Mr. Spurling, Charadrius pluvialis, in summer plumage, captured in the 

 neighbourhood ; Mr. J. W. Shaw, several botanical specimens and Bomhus 

 muscorun, B. fragrans, B. lapidarius, Apathus campestris, Aiidrena 

 albicans, and Nomeda alternata, &c. — J. W. Shaw, Corr. Sec. 



Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. — The third meeting of 1880 was held 

 at Barnsley on the 12th June. Three parties were organised by Mr. 

 Thomas Lister, the local secretary. One under his own guidance pro- 

 ceeded by way of Keresforth to Wentworth Castle and Stainborough 

 Park, Rockley, Worsbro' Reservoir, and back through Locke Park. A 

 second party led by Mr. John Harrison, went through Old Mill, by 

 Burton Grange Abbey, along the Dearne valley, past the Sewage Farm to 

 Storr MiU, and thence to New Park Spring, returning to Cudworth 

 station in time for the 4-50 train to Barnsley. A third party, in charge by 

 Mr. John Hutchinson, visited Cannon Hall, Deffer, Hugsett and Silkstone 

 FaU Woods. AU the meetings were held at the Queen's Hotel. The 

 Rev. W. Fowler, M.A., presided at the general meeting, at which the 

 attendance was about 60 or 70. Fifteen societies were represented. The 

 hst of new subscribers, to whom thanks were voted, included Messrs. 

 John Wright of Terrington, W. Porter of Goole, A. Russell Coning and 

 G. Colby of Malton, Jas. Keely of Whitby, F. W. Dowker of Helmsley, 

 G. A. Griffiths and James Fox of Barnsley, and F. W. T. Vernon 

 Wentworth, of Wentworth Castle, and a donation of £1 from Mr. M. B. 

 Slater of Malton. Thanks were voted, on motion of Mr. CP. Hobkirk, 

 F.L.S., seconded by Mr. William Talbot, to Mr. Thomas Lister for his 

 services as local secretary, and to the Barnsley members who assisted him 

 by conducting parties ; also to Messrs. F. W. T. Yernon W^entworth, 

 Thomas Vernon Wentworth, Charles Newman, R. Micklethwaite, Henry 

 Briggs, Joseph MitcheU, — Wilmot, W. T. W. Spencer-Stanhope, and 

 S. Tomlinson, for permission to visit the estates over which they had 

 control. The sectional reports were then given as follows : — For Verte- 

 brate Zoology Mr. Thomas Lister stated the birds observed were — 20 

 migrants, including tree- pipit, whitethroat, lesser whitethroat, grass- 

 hopper warbler, blackcap and garden- warbler, redstart, grey flycatcher, 

 night- jar, wheatear, chiff-chaff, Ray's wagtail, all the swallow tribe, 

 martin, sand-martin, swift, swallow, whinchat, land-rail, willow-warbler, 



