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The Naturalist. 



Beadfotid Naturalists' Society. — Meeting September 27th, Mr. W. 

 Jagger in the chair. Mr. W. West exhibited a fine specimen of the viper, 

 Mr. Terry a box of local insects, amongst which were A. occulta and X. 

 ferrnginea. Mr. lUingworth described recent rambles he had made at 

 Skegness and Southport, and exhibited, a large nmxiber of various objects 

 amongst which were Hlppophae rhamnoides , hermit crab, sea-mouse, &c. 

 Mr. H. Soppitt exhibited a number of sj)ecies of Fungi. Mr. Jagger 

 gave an interesting lecture on " Geological time." 



Meeting October 11th. — Mr. Jagger in the chair. Mr. Rodgers gave 

 an interesting lecture on " Photo-micrography," in which he shewed how 

 imi)ortant photography was to the naturalist. Mr. F. Richmond 

 exhibited a number of beautiful exotic plants. Mr. West a number of 

 Lichens from Scotland, amongst which were Solorina crocea from Glen 

 Beg ; Calicium hyperellum, C. Trachelium, Verrucaria nitida. c&c, from 

 New-Galloway. — H. Soppitt, Hon. Sec. 



Hull Field Naturalists' Society. — Meeting September 26th. Mr. 

 Slater shewed a fine speceimen of Sphinx convolvuli, taken in the outskirts 

 of the town, a few days previously — a second specimen, captured in the 

 same vicinity, was also reported but not shewn. Various captures of 

 Aplecta occidta, were further reported but in much lesser numbers than 

 last year. It was also stated that a nest of eggs of the Hawfinch were 

 taken in the Beverley Westwood, this spring, and the observation was 

 added that this bird had been more frequently seen in the last year or two 

 than previously. A nest of the Redshank had also been taken on the 

 ba,nks of the river Hull,a few miles from Beverley. — N. F. Dobree, 

 President. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Monthly 

 meeting September 28th, the President (Mr. S. J. Capper) in the chair. 

 Miss Ormerod, of Isle worth, presented a copy of her work on injurious 

 insects to the society's library. Two papers on "A day at Bala, North 

 Wales," were read by Messrs. E. R. Billington, and C. H. H. Walker, 

 which elicited an interesting discussion. During the conversazione, Mr. 

 Capper exhibited several recent additions to his collection — such as a 

 British specimen of B. auUimnaria, P. sicida, N. centonalis and a fine 

 variety of P. alpina : Mr. T. J. Moore, coleoptera, found among box- 

 wood from Maracaibo ; Mr. C. G. Bignell, of Plymouth, per Mr. Walker, 

 a species of Ant {Lasius mixta) new to Britain ; Mr, Billington, a specimen 

 of A. Apropos, captured at Wallasey recently ; Mr. Cooke, anewsj^ecies of 

 Eudorea, and a new species of Eupithecia ; the Secretary (Dv. Ellis), 

 beetles, new to the district. ^ 



Manchester Cryptogamic Society. — Meeting, Sept. 19th, Capt. 

 P. G. Cunclifi"e in the chair. Mr. W. E. A. Axon called attention to the 

 researches of M. H. Fauvel, who had recently examined a number of 

 India rubber tubes and teats attached to infant's feeding bottles in the 



