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of all insects, especially butterflies, as compared witli more nortTiem 

 parts of England, and after describing the methods of searching- 

 for and capturing particular species, he concluded by narrating a horrible 

 adventure which befel two entomological friends whilst collecting insects. 

 Mr. Mcholas Cooke mentioned that he had that day bred a specimen of 

 Flatypteryx sicula ; Mr. Johnson, exhibited a beautiful variety of 

 Cymatophora flavicornis, captured at Chat Moss ; and the secretary, 

 coleoptera, including six species of Aphodius, collected recently on the 

 Wallasey sandhills. — J. W. Ellis, Sec. 



Manchester Cryptogamic Society. — Monthly meeting. May 16th, 

 Dr. Carrington, F. R.S.Ed., president, in the chair. — Capt. Cunliffe gave 

 a report of the bryological excursion which had been made by a section 

 of the members to the neighbourhood of Dolgelly and Barmouth during 

 the Easter holidays. Amongst the rarer mosses found were Plagiothecium 

 Borrerianwn, Hyocomium Jiagellare, Heteroclactinm lieierepteron, Aidi- 

 trichia crirtipendtda, Miaum cuspidab'm, and Tetraphis pellncida — all in 

 fruit. The rare Id ymenophyllnm tunhridgense was also amongst the 

 rarities found. Mr. W. H. Pearson (one of the party ) brought home a 

 good collection of hepaticse, and exhibited two hepatics which he had 

 received from the Rev. E. Bloomfield — ^caponia irrigna and Jim- 

 germannia capitata. These had been found at Hastings. After Mr. 

 Cunliffe had kindly distributed some of the mosses, Mr. Thomas Brittain 

 exhibited a series of lichens which he had recently mounted in such a 

 manner as to serve as herbarium specimens, and also for microscopical 

 investigation ; he also reported that he had found the rather rare ^cidinm 

 calthce on a recent visit to Ireland. Mr. Cash reported that he had 

 recently found the rare Tetradontium Broimiiannm at Staley-Brushes,. 

 whilst out with the members of the Manchester Microscopical Society. 

 The hon. secretary exhibited a specimen of the new British moss, 

 Lescurop.a saxicola, which had been discovered on Ben Lawers last August, 

 by Mr. W. West, of Bradford ; and also another new British moss — 

 Gymnostomum calcareum, — found by the same ardent bryologist near 

 Buxton, July, 1879. 



Wakefield Naturalists' and Philosophical Society. — Meeting 

 April 20th, a most interesting lecture was delivered by Mr. W. D. 

 Roebuck, of Leeds, Mr. E. B. Wrigglesworth, in the chair. — Mr. 

 Roebuck's subject was " The Extinct Animals of Yorkshire." After 

 pointing out from a map several forest districts which formerly existed in 

 this county, he proceeded to refer to some of the extinct wild animals 

 which inhabited the forests, and in speaking of the haunts of these 

 animals Mr. Roebuck introduced numerous old legends having 

 reference to the animals he mentioned, and said that the last wolf and 

 wild boar in Yorkshire were said to have been killed by John O'Gaunt, 

 at Rothwell. Wolves were formerly rather plentiful at WooUey, and wild 

 boars at Chevet, and the latter animals were frequently served up as 



