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now left lis for their favourite locality — the moors. Considering that we 

 liave had no prolon^^ed severe weather, the average number of wild fowl 

 has visited us, among them being a flock of eight wild swans, and a single 

 specimen of the red-breasted Merganser. On the 3rd of January a great 

 grey shrikt; was shot here, being the second bird of this species which has 

 been kil'ed in this neighbourhood within the last few years. Another 

 specimen was seen during the last w^eek in January. Unless we have an 

 exceptionally severe winter the wood-pigeons quit this immediate locality 

 for districts where large woods give them shelter close to an abundance of 

 food, such as turnips. This is the case now, but farmers within a few 

 miles say they have far too many of these birds. I think the stockdoves 

 accompany the wood-pigeons in these local movements, both birds 

 re-appearing here on the return of spring. We have about the same 

 number of tree sparrows as in former years, and I may say the same of 

 chaffinches, greenfinches (one of our commonest species), yellowhammers, 

 tits, hedge-sparrows, and robins. I observed a pied wagtail on the 4th 

 instant, the hrst I have seen for many weeks. To sum up, we do not 

 appear to have anything like the scarcity of birds here, which j)revails 

 near Lofthouse, and the diminution in numbers chiefly applies to our 

 winter visitors. — Thos. Carter, Burton House, Mash am, Feb. 12th, 1883. 



Additions to the Wensleydale Shell List. — Since the publication 

 of my notes on the shells of Wensleydale, I have been favoured, by 

 friends, with additi(mal information. Another of my boxes has turned 

 up, containing specimens picked out of moss brought home from Whit- - 

 field Gill, near Askrigg. The species are Flanwhis albus and P. parvus 

 {glaber, Jefi'.), neither of which has hitherto been recorded for the dale. 

 For the detection of these forms I am indebted to Messrs. Wm. Nelson 

 and Jno. W. Taylor. It is from them also that I derive information of 

 another addition, Pisidium amnicum, a bivalve, which they found at 

 Cover Bridge, in 1877. This brings up the tale of fresh-water forms to 

 thirteen, and the whole Wensleydale list to fifty-five. My friends have 

 also furnished me with notes of additional localities for other species. 

 They found Helix sericea and H. pulchella near Wensley, and Mr. H. 

 Pollard tells me that he has taken various species near Hawes, including 

 Belix hortensis, Bulimus ohscurus, Pupa umbilicata, Clausilia rugosa, and 

 C. dubia, as well as others which I have already recorded for that place 

 on other authority. - W^i. Denison Roebqck, Leeds, Feb. 14th, ]:883, ^ 



Errata.— We regret that several errors occurred in Mr. T. Wilson's 

 paper, on page 109 of our last (February) number. Line 9 from top of ^ 

 page 109, should read " larvae, not requiring so much attention as some 

 others. Evpithecia doneata, early in April." Line 16 from top should 

 read " Ivxnlella, a very good example. Laverna ochraceella turned up in 

 fair numbers." Line 25 from top, " Tusch " should read Tasch." Line 

 29 from top, rvfolatris should read " rxfolabris,''' and na/xt/ii.- " 



