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captured specimens it has been reared in some numbers ; and this year 

 the larvsehave also been collected from lime trees. — G. T. Porritt. 



§[t^orls of Snrieltcs, 



Barnsley Naturalists' Society. — Meeting Sep. 27th, Mr. A. R. Kell, 

 president, in the chair. — An excursion was agreed upon to carry out the 

 recommendation of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, in reference to the 

 Fungus Foray. Several members explored Lunn Wood, Wentworth 

 Castle Park, Ingbirchworth Reservoir on the 29th, and sent hampers 

 with specimens of each locality, numbered, to the meeting at Leeds. 



Meeting Oct. 18th.— Mr. A. R. Kell, in the chair.— The series of 

 papers for the session commenced by a very able one by Mr. Frankland, 

 of St. Mary's School, on the " Physiology of the skin." Mr. W. E. 

 Brady, secretary, read at both meetings the report of the Entomological 

 Section. Mr. J. Harrison furnished a list of ninety species of lepidoptera, 

 noted during his late excursion to the New Forest ; several of these are 

 embodied in the quarter's transactions from July 1st to September 30th. 

 The best capture is Acherontia Atropos at Darfield Station, Sept. 28th, 

 sent by H. Garland, Esq., of Wood Hall ; others noted, included Cymat- 

 opliora jiuctnosa, Acronycta leporina, Agrotis tritici (new to the locality), 

 Noctna glareosa, Orthosia suspecta and Aplecta occulta. JUicranura bifida 

 new to the district, and Tanagra clmorpliyllata, seldom noted, have been 

 plentiful in one field. Tryphcena pronuha, abounded this season, Xylo- 

 phasia rurea, and X. polyodon have been interesting objects of observation. 

 A pipe fish from the Ribble was exhibited, sent by Mr. Wm. Moore. 

 Notes on subjects of interest to naturalists at the British Association 

 were communicated by T. Lister. He also gave the Ornithological 

 report for the Barnsley district, a brief extract of which follows : — Mr. G. 

 Parkin, of Wakefield, noted on a reservoir, between that town and 

 Barnsley, an immature rufi", also a little stint earlier in the month. On 

 Sept. 4th, Mr. W. A. Drury, of Tankersley Rectory, saw on his passage 

 from Antwerp to Grimsby, a flock of wheatears hovering about the vessel, 

 apparently on their migratory flight. Another instance of late nesting of 

 a yellow hammer, still brooding in the grounds of the Rev. J. Metcalfe, 

 Gawber, Sept. 26th. Dr. Payne, of Newhill Hall, reports the chifi^-chaflT 

 and willow warbler in song, Sept. 24th. A heron, shot at Silkstone, was 

 sent to me on Oct. 3rd, same one was seen at Nostell, chased by rooks ; 

 also teals (bred in the neighbourhood), and kingfishers. Oct. 6th, the 

 first grey wagtails, noted by Mr. Watson, Worsbro Reservoir, also twa 

 red-throated divers, and kingfishers, which had bred by thebanks and 

 islands. Oct. 13th, the last notice of martins was near White-cross Wood, 

 Worsbrodale. A swallow last seen near us on Oct. 18th. Blackbirds- 

 and thrushes, especially the latter, very scarce. The severe winter and 

 spring caused many to perish of cold and privation. — T. Lister. 



