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the members for their valuable assistance rendered at the Botanical 

 Gardens in Lister Park. — The third annual soiree was held on Dec. 14th, 

 Mr. W. West, the president, in the chair, when Mr. B. Holgate, F.G.S., 

 and Mr. W. D. Roebuck of Leeds, addressed the members present. 



Elland-cum-Greetland Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, 

 6th December, the president in the chair, who exhibited specimens of, 

 and read a short paper on, the wryneck. Officers for the ensuing year 

 were elected, viz., C. C. Hanson, president (re-elected) ; secretary and 

 treasurer, Albert Fielding. — W. H. Stott. 



IlANcashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Monthly 

 meeting Nov. 29th, in the Museum, the president, Mr. S. J. Capper, in 

 the chair. — Mr. J. L. Ellis read a paper on the coleoptera of the district, 

 illustrated by his own collections. The paper had special reference to 

 the Geodephaga, and recorded about 150 species as natives of this 

 locality, several locally new species having been discovered by Mr. Ellis 

 himself. Mr. Johnson also read some very interesting notes upon, and 

 exhibited specimens of, C. splendana. 



Meeting, Monday, Dec. 20th, in Liverpool. — A paper was read by Mr. 

 Keyworth, of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, on " Stainton and Newman 

 compared," and the relative values of their works, more especially as text 

 books discussed. Mr. N. Cooke, of Liscard, announced that a Eupithecia* 

 which he had exhibited at a previous meeting, was one undoubtedly new 

 to Britain. It had been bred by Miss Greening, of Warrington, from 

 larvae found this summer in the Isle of Man. Mr. Cooke has provisionally 

 named this species Eupithecia Blancheata ; it seems nearly allied to 

 Lariceata, but may be distinguished from other species by a dorsal row of 

 white dots on the abdomen. The usual conversazione terminated the 

 meeting. — W. E. Sharp, Hon. Sec. 



The Leeds Naturalists' Club and Scientific Association. —407tb 

 meeting, Nov. 23rd, Mr. B. Holgate, F.G.S., president, in the chair. — 

 Lecture delivered by Mr. William Cash, F.G.S., Halifax, upon "The 

 Fossil Flora of the Halifax Hard Bed Coal," illustrated by the lime light, 



408th Meeting, Nov. 30th, Mr. W. Barwell Turner, F.C.S., F.R.M.S., 

 in the chair. — Letter from Mr. Robert Lee, of Thirsk, read, wherein he 

 noted that he had received, on June 5th, roller (Coraceas garrxda), from 

 Boltby ; its stomach contained a mouse entire, and several beetles. On 

 Oct. 29 a stormy petrel {Thalassidroma pelagica) was picked up in a dying 

 state at Sowerby. On Nov. 17th a young great northern diver {Colymhus 

 glacialis) was shot near Slingsby. Mr. C. Smethurst showed skins of the 

 redwinged starling {Agelmis phce^iiceus), the meadow lark {Sturnella 

 magna), and the golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes auratus), and the 



* On what tree or plant were the larvae of this Eupithecia found feeding ? We 

 almost think that, when perfectly fresh, Lariciata has " a dorsal row of white dots 

 on the abdomen." 



