Diary.— Meetings of Societies. 



Nov. 1. Liversedge Naturalists' Society. 



„ 1. Bishop Auckland Naturalists' Field Club. 



- 2. Wakefield Naturalists' and Philosopliical Society. 

 2. Entomological Society of London, 7-30 p.m. 



7. Huddersfield Naturalists' Society. — " Accessory Apparatus to the 

 Microscope, and methods of Illumination," George 

 Brook, F.L.S., 8 p.m. 

 „ 7. Huddersfield Naturalists' Society. 8 pm. 

 ,, 7. Leeds Geological Association. 8 p.m. 



,, 8. Bradford Naturalists' Society.—" Report of Entomological 



Section," Mr. J. W. Carter. 

 „ 8. Barnsley Naturalists' Society.—" Hahits of some Birds," Mr. 



' Arthur R. Kell, C.E. 

 ,, 11. Dewshury Naturalists' Society. 



„ 14. Huddersfield Literarv and Scientific Society. — The Philosophy 



of a Flower," *C. P. Hobkirk, F.L.S.' 

 ,, 17. North Stafibrdshire Naturalists' Field Club. —Meeting at Stafford, 



Local Secretary, Mr. Cherry. 

 ,, 19. Huddersfield Naturalists' Society. 8 p.m. 



,, 21. Huddersfield Literary and Scientific Society. — "Collecting and 



Preserving Microscopic Objects," George Brook, F.L.S. 

 „ 21. Manchester Cryptogamic Society, 7-30 p.m. 



,, 21. Leeds Geological Association. — "Notes on the Geology of Lyme 

 Regis," Rev. J. P. Ellwoo l. 

 22. Bradford aturalists' Society.— " Report of Botanical Section," 



Messrs. Soppitt and West. 

 22, Bamsley Naturalists' Society. — "Osteology of some species of 

 Mammalia," Dr. Lancaster. 

 Huddersfield Literary and Scientific Society. — "Preparation and 

 Mounting of Microscopic Objects," George Brook, E.L.S. 

 28. Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. 



TRANSACTIONS oftheYORKSH I RE NATURALISTS' UNION. 



PART L 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 Mollusca of Yorkshire," by Messrs. Wm. Nelson and J. W. Taylor ; a 

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

 order, by Mr. W. Denison Eoebuck ; a paper on " Yorkshu-e Macro-lepidoptera 

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

 in 1877," by Mr. Wm. Prest ; papers by Mr. S. L. Mosley, on "Yorkshire Diptera," 

 and on the Yorkshire species of Hemiptera of the Family Psyllidce ; and a 

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



PARTS 11. AND III. FOR i<§75 contain the continuations of Mr. Clarke's 

 Birds of Yorkshire,^ and of Messrs. Nelson and Taylor's Land and Fresh-water 

 Mollusca of Yorkshire ; an elaborate report on Yorkshire Botany in 1878, by 

 Dr. Parsons ; the commencement of Dr. Parsons' ' ' Moss-Flora of the East- 

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

 Yorkshire Ichneumonidce, by Mr. S. D. Bairstow, F.L.S. ; and on Yorkshire 

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



PART IV. FOR 1879, in preparation. — Amongst papers in preparation for 

 future parts is a Catalogue of Yorkshire Lepidoptera, to be written by Messrs, 

 G. T. Porritt, F.L.S., and W. Prest. 



The Transactions are supplied to subscribers of 5/- and upwards annually 

 to the funds of the Union. Intending subscribers are invited to send their names 

 to either of the Secretaries. 



W. Denison Roebuck, Sunny Bank, 



Leeds, ( o 



Wm. E. Clarke, 



5, East View, Hyde Park Road, Leeds, ' 



