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The Naturalist. 



chat, *gi'assliopper warbler, *sedge warbler, ^garden warbler, "^white- 

 tliroat, "^lesser whitethroat, "^willow wren, wren, blue titmouse, marsh do. 

 pied wagtail, *tree pipit, meadow do.-, common bunting, blackheaded do. 

 yellow do., lesser redpoll, greenfinch (and nest), carrion crow, rook, 

 magpie, "^swallow, ^martin, "^sand-martin, '"swift, *night-jar, ringdove, 

 partridge, lapwing, redshank, common snipe, curlew (and nest), heron, 

 water hen, wild duck (and nest), wigeon and young, teal and j'oung, 

 blackheaded gull and young. The wigeon breeding was reported by Mr. 

 Bunker, upon the information of a keeper. Considering that scaup, 

 tufted duck, pochards, &c., go locally under the name of "wigeon," 

 occasionally, this statement cannot be received without grave doubts, 

 though occurrences of this bird's breeding are recorded from Derbyshire, 

 Cheshire, Norfolk, and Suftblk, and it breeds regularly in the north of 

 Scotland. The twite and ring-ouzel are recorded to have bred, some 

 time ago, on Thome Waste ; and the black-headed gull also breeds 

 regularly on a small island in a marsh, at that place. Messrs. Harrison 

 and Birks have seen at Rawclifie what seems to have been a natterjack 

 toad, but further investigation is desirable. The Conchological Section 

 was represented by Mr. W. D. Roebuck, who reported nothing of especial 

 interest, as only the commoner forms had been seen, and they extremely 

 scarce. Entomological Section : Messrs. W. Brest and G. T. Borritt 

 reported for the lepidopterists. Yery good work had been done, and 

 Mr. Brest had detected one species new to the countj^, viz., Acidalia 

 straminata ; it was taken not uncommonly on the Thorne side of the 

 moor, and was in fine condition. Other species included Chortobius 

 Davus abundant ; Hesperia linea, common ; Brocris statices (or geryon 1) 

 ZygEena filipendulfe and Bombyx quercus common ; Hemithea thymiaria ; 

 Hyria auroraria not uncpmmon, and very fine ; Macaria liturata ; Sco- 

 diona belgiaria not uncommon ; Larentia pectinitaria, Emmelesia alche- 

 millata ; Blatypteryx falcula ; Anarta myrtilli common ; Crambus pascu- 

 ellus and margaritellus, both abundant— the former on the dry, the latter 

 on the damp parts of ^the Waste ; C. Warringtonellus, just getting out ; 

 Bhycis carbonariella, common ; Euposcilia angustana common ; &c. , &c. 

 ]\Ir. E. B. Wrigglesworth, of Wakefield, mentioned Carabus nitens, 

 Lacon murinus, and Anthicus antherinus as amongst the beetles taken. 

 In botany, the Rev. W. Fowler, M.A., reported the best finds to be— the 

 three Droseras, Rhamnus Frangula, Empetrum nigrum, GJaux maritima, 

 Rhynchospora alba, Andromeda polifolia, Hydrocharis morsus-ran^, 

 Utricularia vulgaris, TJ. minor, Callitriche platycarpa, Sanguisorba offici- 

 nahs, Comarum palustre, Hottonia palustris, Scutellaria vulgaris, Typha 

 angustifoHa, Erysimum cheiranthoides and Osmunda regalis. No mosses 

 or lichens worth recording. Fungi— Rhytisma andromedfe, ^cidium 

 rubellum and JE. ranunculacearum. Nothing new to the district was* 

 found, and none of the rarer plants mentioned in the circular as having 

 occurred, were re-observed.— The chairman having responded to the vote 

 of thanks passed to him, the meeting was brought to a close.— E. B. W. 



* These are summer migrants. 



