Diary.— Meetings of Societies. 



June 1, Entomological Society of London. 



2. Linnean Socieiy of Londou, S p.m. 

 4. Huddersfield Naturalists" Society. 



G. (Whit-Monday). — Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. — Excursion to 

 Hornsea. Local Sec, Mr. N. F. Dobree. the >sew Walk. 

 Beverley. 



,, 7. Bishop Auckland Naturalists' Field Club. 



7. Bradford Naturalists' Society — Ooncholog-v," Mr. C. E. 

 Waddington. 



7. Leeds Naturalists' Club. &c. — Microscopical and Botanical 



Sections, 8 p.m. 

 7- Liversedg-e Naturalists'. Society. 



8. York and District Naturalists' Field Club. 

 10. Deusbury Naturalists' Society. 



I'i. Jiceds -Naturalists' Club. »tc.— Eutoniological and Vertebrate 

 Sections. 



,, 16. Linnean Society of London. 



„ ,20. Huddersfield Naturalists* Society. — Nature's Seeding-," Mr. J. 

 Armitage, 8 p.m. 

 20. Manchester Cryptoganiic Society. 



20. North Staffordshire Naturalists' Field Cluh. — Excursion to Pick- 

 wood, and Haregate — Leader, Mr. W. Challinor. 

 „ 21. Leeds Naturalists' Club, &:c. — Microseopieal and Botanicfil 

 Sections. 



,, 2L Bradford Naturalists' Society. — " Algse." Mr. W. W.-si. 

 27. Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. 



RECEIVED for lieview in our next, ■■ Insect Variety." by A. H. 

 Swinto:n-. 



TRANSACTIONS oftheYORKSHI RE NATURALISTS' UNION. 



FART I. FOR 1877, contains the commencement of " The Birds of Yorkshire," 

 by Mr. W. E. Clarke, M.B.O U. ; of an " Annotated List of the Land and Fresh- 

 water Moilu,sca of Yorkshire," by Mes.srs. Wm. Nelson and J. W. Taylor ; a 

 complete list of Yorkshire Hymenoptera, with references to literature of that 

 order, Jby Mr. W. Denison Roebuck ; a paper on " Yorkshire Macro-lepidoptera 

 in 1877," by Mr. G. T. Porritt, F.L.S. ; one on " Yorkshire Micro-lepidoptera 

 in 1877,'" by Mr. Wni. Brest ; paper.s by Mr. 8. L. Mosley, on " Yorkshire Diptera, 

 and on the Yorkshire species of Bemiptera of the Family F.9)/fIi(ke ; and a 

 report on Yorkshire Botany in 1877, by Dr. H. F. Parsons, F.G.S. 



FARTS II. AND III. FOR .1878 contain the continuations of Mi-. Clarke's 

 Birds of Yorkshire, and of Messrs. Nelson and Taylors Land and Fresh-watei- 

 Mollusca of Yorkshire ; an elaborate l eport on 'i^orkshire Botany in 1878, by 

 Dr. Parsons; the cominencement of Dr. Parsons' "Moss-Flora of the East- 

 Riding'' ; papers on Yorkshire Lepidoptera in 1878, by Mr. Porritt, F.L.S. ; on 

 Yorkshire IvhtieumoiicUe, hy Mr. S. D. Bairstow, F.L.S. ; und on Yorkshire 

 Hymenoptera, observed in 1878, by Mr. W. Denison Roebuck. 



PART IV. FOR 187 fK in preparation. Amongst papers in preparatiuu for 

 future parts is a ('attilogue of Yorkshire J..e])idu))tt'}a, to be written by 3iessis. 

 G. T. Porritt, F.L.S.. and W. Prest. ' 



The Transactions are supplied to subscribers of 5- and upwards aunually 

 io the fund.s of the Union. Intending sidjscribeis are invited U> <i-itd tlieir uauirs 

 to either of the Secretaries. 



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