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condition for setting ; better even than when just killed by the ordinary 

 methods. I experienced one objection to this plan, which, however, does 

 not appear to have been shared by others, viz. : that the ammonia in the 

 bodies of the insects sometimes affects the pins in such a way that with 

 very little pressure they break off ; and this being as likely to occur in a 

 valuable specimen as in any other, is apt to be very annoying. It is 

 necessary also to have tAvo sets of chip boxes, as the ammonia fames cling 

 to them for some hours. — Geo. T. Pokritt. 



Erratum. — Page 150, line 3 from bottom, for "threepence," read 

 three shillings." — N. Cooke. 



Barnsley Naturalists' Society. — Meeting April 26th, an interesting 

 paper on " Sketches of Insect Economy " was read by Mr. W. E. Brady ; 

 and on 12th May, by Dr. W. J. Lancaster, on " The Structure and 

 Habits of Fishes," illustrated by 'specimens, amongst which was the 

 skeleton of a haddock, with gills of that and other fish prepared by 

 Mr. G. Rose. The botanical section reported flowers appearing chiefly 

 since April — generally late. Most of the spring migrants have arrived 

 (with the exceptions named in last month's Naturatist), rather after the 

 average time. The chiff"chaff (March 18th) was exceptionally early ; the 

 second date for it in this district is March 29th, its average date is 

 April 2nd. — T. Lister. 



Bradford Naturalists' Society. — Meeting April 26th, the president 

 (Mr. W. West) in the chair. Mr. H. Soppitt exhibited a numlier of land 

 and fresh- water shells from Gisburn and Matlock. Messrs. Carter and 

 Firth described a ramble to the Wallasey sandhills, and exhibited 

 iV. zonaria, T. opima, T. rnhvicosi, and L. mnltidrigaria. Mr. Carter 

 also exhibited ova of N. zonaria, and described the manner in which 

 they are deposited. Mr. Bennett exhibited Triton cristatus, from 

 Skegness. Mr. B. Illingworth exhibited larvae of T. rvbi, and ova of 

 0. antiqua. Mr. J. FauU read an interesting paper on "Leguminous 

 plants," in which he confined himself to the food plants of this group. 

 He also explained the structure of tendrils. 



Meeting, May 10th, the president in the chair. — Mr. A Crawshaw 

 read an interesting paper on natural history observations. Mr. T. 

 Richmimd exhibited, on behalf of Air. Hogarth, a number of interesting 

 plants from New Zealand and Tasmania. Mr. Illingworth exhibited a 

 number of insects, amongst which was Carabns ititens ; and made some 

 remarks on the female of IS. carphii still attracting males after copulation, 

 a fact also noticed by several other members. Mr. West exhibited 

 Gymnostomum calcareum, which he had collected in Cheedale, Derby- 



