Reports of Societies. 



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Edlington Wood on August 5th last^ Mr. M'Lachlan has named Glypho- 

 toelius pellucidus, Limnophilus sparsus, and L. vittatus : and a neuropteron 

 from Huddersfield on Sept. 16th, Eemerohius suhnebulosus. — Geo. T. 



PORRITT. 



Barnsley Naturalists' Society. — Meeting Dec. 21st, Mr. T. Lister 

 in the chair. — The president (Dr. Lancaster) read a paper — " Notes on 

 the Skeletons of Birds," with illustrations, including skull and beak of 

 the eagle, pigeon, showing wing-bones, and how adapted for flight ; crop 

 of capercailzie filled with particles of heather and moorland plants. He 

 explained the organisation of birds as adapted to their manner of pro- 

 curing their food, and their choice of situation, and general habits. 



Meeting, Dec. 5th, Mr. T. Lister presiding. — Mr. J. Broadhead read 

 a paper on " The Wood Ant." The latest date for the house martin is 

 Oct. 30th. Eleven wild geese flew from E to S W, Nov. 22nd. A gold- 

 crest was observed in Ackworth School garden, also several of the thrush 

 family, supposed to be redwings. — T. L. 



Bradford Naturalists^ Society. — Meeting Nov. 28th, the president 

 (Mr. Jagger) in the chair. — The recorder of the entomological section, 

 Mr. J. W. Carter, reported on the work done during the year 1882. He 

 gave the first list of the coleoptera of the district, which comprised about 

 90 species, chiefly collected in Airedale during the past year, and stated 

 that a good number of species had been added to the list of lepidoptera, 

 which was accounted for by the fact that the micros had received a 

 greater share of attention than in the past. 



Annual Meeting, Dec. 5th, v. p. Mr. Soppitt in the chair, who 

 exhibited specimens of Birneola anricula-Jiidcea from Cottingley, Plan- 

 orhis nitidus from Shipley — new to the district, — and the following, on 

 behalf of Messrs. E. P. P. and J. A. Butterfield, of Wilsden Helix 

 caperata from Cottingley, and a specimen of the snow-bunting, recently 

 obtained near Wilsden. The annual reports as read by the secretary 

 showed the society to be in a healthy and prosperous condition. The 

 election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows : — president, 

 Mr. J. W. Carter ; corresponding secretary, Mr. Oxley, &c. 



Annual SoirjCS, Dec. 12th, the president, Mr. J. W. Carter, in the 

 chair. — Addresses, readings, recitations, &c., were given by several 

 members and friends. The usual votes of thanks concluded a very 

 pleasant evening. — H. L. 0. 



Huddersfield Naturalists' Society. — Annual meeting, Dec. 11th, 

 Mr. C. P. Hobkirk, F.L.S., in the chair. — The report showed considerable 

 progress made by the society during the past year. New rooms had been 

 acquired ; the library had undergone re-arrangement ; and many old 

 books had been disposed of, and new ones purchased. A rule had also 



