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The Naturalist. 



measurement, which he found to be 19 feet. This, according to Couch's 

 ^'FisheSj" is the longest on record, his largest being ISj feet. Last week a 

 Specimen of the equally rare Vaamar, or deal-fish, was taken alive on the 

 rocks near Flambro' Head, and brought to Bridlington for exhibition. 

 The local newspaper, in giving a very unscientific description, calls it an 

 unknown fish, and notes the absence of any fin except the dorsal, but this 

 must be an error, as although Couch states that there are two closely 

 allied species as yet obscurely known, and not yet separated, still both 

 have a short pectoral. Its small size may have caused it to be overlooked. 

 iFortunately Mr. Boynton was able to identify it, and gives me the 

 measurements as follows : length, 4 feet 6 inches ; depth, 8 inches ; 

 head, 6 inches ; eye, 1| inches. — N. F. Dobree, Beverley. - 



Acronycta alni. — On May 21st an Acronycta alni appeared in one of 

 my breeding-cages, and the next day two more. All are fine and 

 beautiful specimens. — Geo. T. Porritt. 



Milium stellare in fruit. — I wish to record making the above good 

 addition to our cryptogamic flora, having collected about eight capsules, 

 at the Winnats (Derbyshire), in March last. — G. A. Holt, Manchester. 



gamfall fox JlpriL 





Height 



of 

 gauge 

 above 



sea 

 level. 



Rain- 

 fall, 



No. 



of 



Total Fall 

 TO Date. 



Date of 

 heaviest 



Amount 



Of 



iieaviest 

 Fall. 





Days 



1882. 



1881. 



Fall. 



HUDDEESFIELD (Dalton) ... 



(J. W. Robson) 



Ft. 



350 



In. 

 4-49 



18 



13-17 



9-87 



29 



1-GO 



Halifax... (F. G-. S. Eawson) 



365 



5-80 



18 



19-84 



14-04 







Leeds ... {Alfred Denny)... 



183 



3-213 



16 



9-115 



t6-599 



29 



0-720 



HoESFOETH . . . (James Fox) 



350 



3-91 



17 



10720 



:9-179 



29 



0-830 



Baenslet ... {T. Lister) ... 



350 



3-53 



15 



9-33 



8-40 



29 



1-10 





853 



4-03 



22 



14-41 



10-47 



29 



1-20 



Went WORTH Castle (do. ). • . 



520 



3-97 



16 



10-52 



9-52 



29 



1-18 



ClooLE ... (J. Haeeison) ... 



25 



3-36 



18 



8-68 



7-36 



13 



0 93 



§HULL (Derringham) (Wm. 



Lawton) 



10 



3-70 



21 



8-22 



5-627 



13 



I'lO 



* This is the average to date for 16 years, 1866-81. 

 t Average of 28 years, 1853-62 and 1865-82. 

 t Average of 13 years, 1870-82. 



§ The month just expired has been the wettest April since 1849. The nearest 

 approach to it was April, 1877, when the same gauge in the same situation 

 registered 3-69 inches on 17 days. The average of the month (April) for the 

 three decades 1850-79 is 1-307 inches on 10§ days. — Wm. Lawton, 



