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allow of detail, or we would gladly have copied a specimen page. The 

 plan is admirable, is well worked out, and concludes with a key to the 

 genera, a copious index of terms and species, and a list of species printed 

 in larger type on one side only, for the herbarium. Altogether, we 

 strongly recommend the book to all fern collectors and amateurs, and 

 even more advanced botanists may often find it useful. 



" Union Jack Naturalist." — We have received the first number of this 

 new publication, which is intended to supply members of the Union Jack 

 Field Club with information on Natural History matters. 



Barnsley Naturalists' Society. — Meeting Oct. 25th, Mr. G. Rose in 

 the chair. — A conservation on injurious insects was opened by Mr. F. 

 Brady : the Colorado beetle and mangold-fly were chiefly discussed. 



Meeting Nov. 8th. — Mr. A. Kell (president) gave an interesting paper 

 on the habits of some birds. Dr. W. J. Lancaster presented a valuable 

 microscope, obtained by him from Lawless of London ; also Clarke's two 

 volumes of " British Fungi." The ornithological report for Barnsley and 

 district includes a few rare birds and occurrences. On Oct. 5th, sixteen 

 wild geese flew to south-east over Lunn Wood ; a barn-owl drowned in a 

 tub at the woodman's cottage. Heron seen occasionally at Cannon Hall 

 and Walton Lake ; the heronry there ceased to exist after Waterton's 

 death. A ring-ouzel obtained Oct. 25th, at Darley Hall — the latest stay 

 we remember of this summer migrant. The rarest migrant, viz., the 

 spotted crake, was killed against the telegraph wires at Worsborough 

 Common, Oct. 15th. Of winter visitors, woodcocks were noted from 

 Oct. 15th, redwings Oct. 10, hooded or Norway crow, 21st ; fieldfares 

 23rd— all from the north of Europe. Missel thrushes, blackbirds, sky- 

 larks have sung, some even during the frost ; and a few goldfinches and 

 bullfinches have occurred.— T. Lister. 



Bradford Naturalists' Society. — Meeting 25th October, Mr. J. W. 

 Carter in the chair.— Mr. J. Firth read a report on the vertebrate animals 

 of the Society's district, which includes the Aire, Wharfe, Bibble, and 

 part of the Lune drainages. The report may be summarised as follows ; 

 Mammalia, 19 ; birds, 135 ; reptiles, 3 ; amphibia, 3 ; fishes, 9. 



Meeting Nov. 8th, Mr. W. Jagger in the chair. — Mr. J. W. Carter 

 read a report on the lepidoptera of the district, and stated that during 

 the past year the following species were added to the list : — A. carda- 

 mines, E. alchemillata, E. pimpinellata, M. anceps, and B. tenebrosa, 

 making total number of species 262. 



Meeting Nov. 22, Mr. J. Firth in the chair. — Messrs. W. West and 

 H. T. Soppitt read reports on the flora of the district, which showed 

 several important additions during the past year, making the total 



