Barnsley Naturalists' Society. — Meeting Aug. 17th, the president, 

 Mr. T. Lister, in the chair. — The following amongst other species of moths 

 were exhibited : — Urapteryx samhucata, Pericallia syringaria, Emmelesia 

 alchemillata, dncania, iithargyria, Ahrostola triplasia, and Plusia chrysitis. 

 In an excursion to Langsett five magpies were seen at Brockholes, the same 

 place where the curious facts about the snipe and cuckoo were reported 

 by Mr. W. Dransfield. A haK-fledged snipe taken from a retriever, was 

 fed by the keeper's wife on bits of rabbit and raw flesh, which it would 

 take from the hand, and dip its long bill into a deep plate filled with soil, 

 and might have grown to maturity to throw light on the questions of 

 natural and acquired habits, so much talked about in these days, but it 

 met the usual fate of favourites — perishing from accidental neglect in the 

 absence of the family. A titlark's nest, with its sole occupant a young 

 cuckoo, was pointed out by his setter. It was replaced, to the satisfaction 

 of its foster parents. Mr. Creighton reported a cuckoo fed by pied wag- 

 tails at Hemsworth ; also the pied fly-catcher and young at that place — 

 another locality for this scarce migrant, which has been chiefly noted at 

 Wentworth Castle and Cannon Hall. A note from Mr. E. Hailstone 

 states that on August 7th three terns, or sea swallows, were for a 

 short time over Walton Lake, where all birds are protected as in 

 Waterton's time. He has reported the tern in four diflerent months this 

 year — a curious fact as regards these "dwellers by the pathless deep." 

 Mr. Lister heard the willow warblers sing in the park Aug. 10th, and 

 again in his excursion with the Rotherham Naturalists' Society Aug. 19th. 

 in Sprotborough woods ; also the whitethroat and whinchat. It is desir- 

 able that the last occurrence of migrants should be recorded. The most 

 singular case was a swallow's nest and young in the harrier's kennel during 

 an excursion of the Barnsley Naturalists to the house and grounds of 

 W. Norton, Esq., J. P., Rockwood House, Denby Dale, July 24, which 

 interesting visit is recorded more fully elsewhere. A letter from Mr. 

 W. D. Roebuck, hon. secretary of the Y. N. U., respecting the 60 bats 

 struck by the lightning July 17th, and brought to the ground from the 

 decayed branch of an oak in Wentworth Castle Park. — T. Lister. 



Bradford Naturalists' Society. — Meeting July 20th, under the 

 presidency of Mr. Jagger. A number of boxes of insects were exhibited, 

 the most important being those of P. hucephala^ P. iota, P. ccesiata, and 

 a beautiful series of A. grossulariata, contributed by Mr. Hodgson. 

 Mr. Wardman showed T. hatis, taken at Saltaire, an insect new to the 

 local record list ; also B. repandata and X. hepatica from the same 

 district : Messrs. Hyde and Perry, Y. elutata, C. plantaginis, from 

 Baildon Moor, and S. lunaria from the Lake District. A nice collection 

 of American insects was exhibited by Mr. J. Hebblethwaite, who read a 

 paper on "The Bulb Gardens of Holland." In the course of his 



