28 



The Naturalist. 



Abuxda]S"CE of Acronycta alni.—A friend who is collecting in the New 

 Forest has secured about three dozen larvae of this species during the past 

 month by beating, whilst another collector has got about 40. Altogether 

 over 100 have been taken by different lepidopterists ! Staurojous fagi was 

 common there in June, as indeed it seems to have been in all its localities 

 this year. — Geo. T. Poeeitt, Huddersfield, Aug. 19th. 



Aplecta occulta at York. — I have taken thirty-five specimens of Aplecta 

 occulta at sugar in Sandbum Wood. I took eight last night and eleven 

 on Tuesday night, and all were captured with the wind north-east. Only 

 three specimens have previously been taken at York during the last 

 twenty-five years. — William Peest, 13, Holgate Road, York, Aug. 20th. 



Aplecta occulta at Huddeksfield. — This week I took a specimen of 

 Aplecta occulta at sugar in Mr. Beaumont's wood here. — G. C. B. Madden, 

 Armitage Bridge Vicarage, Huddersfield, Aug. 20th. — [It is a great many 

 years since Aplecta occulta was taken in this district. — Eds. Nat. ] 



Polypogon monspeliensis near Leeds. — IMr. Jas. Abbott showed to the 

 Leeds Naturalists' Club, on the 17th of August, specimens of tliis grass, 

 which is only found native in damp positions on the south-east coast. 

 He had found them on rubbish heaps by a roadside near Leeds, where it 

 had no doubt sprung up from seeds casually introduced. Dr. Lees has 

 no previous record for Leeds, but Mr. Hobkirk has recorded it in his 

 " Natural History of Huddersfield " as occurring near that town under 

 similar suspicious circumstances more than once. It is an alien, casually 

 introduced, and as it is an annual there is no certainty of its springing up 

 again in the same spot. IMr. Abbott refrained from mentioning the 

 exact spot, in order to give the remaining plants a chance of perfecting 

 and depositing their seed. 



Ilatnfall fox |ulg. 





Height 



of 

 gauge 

 above 



Rain- 

 faU. 



No. 



of 



Total Fall 

 TO Date. 



Date of 

 heaviest 



Amount 



of 



heaviest 

 FaU. 





Days 







Fall. 





sea 

 level. 







1880. 



1879. 





HuDDEEsriELD (Dalton) ... 

 (J. W. Eobson) 



Ft. 

 350 



In. 



5-58 



22 



19-22 



* 17-22 



13 



1-17 



Halifax... (F. G, S. Rawson) 



360 



5-26 



23 



23-86 



24-39 







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



350 



7-06 



20 



19-88 



18-45 



17 



1-92 



Ingbiechwoeth (do.) 



853 



6-33 



23 



24-97 



22-68 



17 



0-95 



Wentwoeth Castle (do. ) . . . 



520 



5-42 



19 



19-18 



18-87 



17 



1-23 



GooLE ... (J. Haeeison) ... 



25 



4-76 



20 



16-58 



15-39 



26 



6-3 



* This is the average to date for 14 years, 1866-79. 



