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BIBLIOGRAPHY OP 1884: 

 Papers and records published during the year with respect 

 to the natural history and physical features of the 

 North of England. 



The present series of papers aims at giving a complete citation of 

 titles of books, papers, and records published in 1884 which have 

 reference to the ten north EngUsh counties and the Isle of Man, 

 together with an indication of the gist of the contents of each in as 

 concise a form as is consistent with making these papers of interest. 

 Of lists indeed, and lengthy papers generally, the very briefest indica- 

 tions only can be given, but of single records it is thought well to 

 give fuller notice, or sometimes even the whole substance of it, of 

 course divested of unnecessary verbiage. We need not apologise for 

 presenting to our readers matter of this kind : it may not be interesting 

 to all, but to those who are actually working at any particular subject 

 it will be of decided value. We ourselves in some of our previous 

 work would have valued highly the assistance which such papers give. 



It may here be remarked that the indications of counties given at 

 the head of each citation is intended for the benefit of local faunists 

 and florists; and that as to dates — 1884 is understood where no 

 other year is implied or expressed. 



PART I.-MAMMALIA. 



Anon. ['Little Rod']. Cumberland. 

 Notes on the Squirrel [Sciiiriis vulgaris]. Land and Water, September 6th, p. 246. 

 Observations made on the Cumberland shore of Lake Ullswater ; during 

 the severe winter following the memorable snowstorm of December 17th, 1878, 

 a pair of Squirrels came to the house in company with small birds, Rool<;s, 

 Jackdaws, Wood Pigeons, Mice and Rats, for food. Other details of habits 

 are given. Cumbrian name ' Conn.' 



Berwickshire Naturalists' Club. Northumberland. 

 Report of Meeting held at Middleton Hall. Proc. Berw. Nat. Club, x. 228-9 

 and 280-2. 



Note on the finding of bones of Red Deer {Cerviis elapJnis) and of Bos lu-us 

 in Cresswell Moss, Glendale Valley ; and discussion as to the origin of the 

 Chillingham Cattle. 



George Boaler. Notts, 

 Deer Killed by Lightning. Land and Water, July 19th, p. 64: Zool., August, 

 P- 336. 



Lightning struck an oak in Welbeck Park and killed three Deer ; an un- 

 precedented circumstance, though the trees are often struck. 

 Bradford Naturalists' Society. ^ 



Report of Meeting. Naturalist, June, ix. 196. Yorkshire. 

 Squirrel \_Scmriis vulgaris] noted in Bingley Wood by H. T. Soppitt. 

 W. E. Brady. Yorkshire. 

 Badger \Meles laxus] near Barnsley. Naturalist, September, x. 34. 



A fine male, weighing about 35 lbs., taken at Wortley, April 22nd, and 

 afterwards turned out on Lord Wharncliffe's Wensleydale property. 



Naturalist, 



