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Lenormandi, in bloom, from Rombalds Moor ; Mr. Soppitt, a species of 

 fungus, Dedalcea unicolor, and Mr. Bennett, bred specimens of S. carpini. 



Meeting April 17th, the president in the chair. — Mr. F. Bamford gave 

 a very interesting paper on ''Coal and its Distribution." Mr. Bennett 

 exhibited Flanorhis spirorhis from Althorpe, Lincoln ; Mr. Illingworth, a 

 nimiber of insects from America ; and Mr. West, mosses and lichens 

 from Ingleton. — H. L. O. 



Beverley Field Naturalists' and Scientific Society. — Fortnightly- 

 meeting, Apr. 5th. Mr. R. Stuart exhibited a nicely mounted case of 

 waxwings, Ampelis garrulus, which were shot last December in Lincoln- 

 shire, also a pair of water rails, Rallus aquaticus, shot on the river Hull. 

 Eggs of the following species were shown by Mr. J. B. Hood, viz. :~ Great 

 black-backed gull, Larus marinus ; lesser black-backed gull, L. fuscus ; 

 herring gull, L. argentatus ; common gull, L. canus, taken in Scotland ; 

 black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, taken at Scotter Moor, 

 Lincolnshire ; and the kittiwake gull, Rissa tridadyla, from the cliffs at 

 Flamborough. The president, on behalf of Mr. Key, showed a fine 

 series of butterflies from Singapore, the large size and beauty of the 

 specimens attracting much attention. A collection of British biitterflies, 

 chiefly taken in the neighbourhood of Beverley, was brought by Mr. R. 

 Cherry ; Mr. J. J. Marshall exhibited a large specimen of the fresh- 

 water mussel, from Skelton, near York ; and Mr. Butterell a large and 

 brilliantly coloured example of the sea mouse. Aphrodite aculeata, sent 

 for exhibition by Mr. Dinsdale, smack-owner, of Hull. It was reported 

 by Mr. Swailes that the first summer migrant, a wheatear, Saxicola 

 cenaiithe, was observed in Westwood on the 1st April. 



Manchester Cryptogamic Society. — Monthly meeting, April, Capt. 

 Cunliffe in the chair. — The hon. sec. read notes communicated from Mr. 

 J. Martindale, of Kendal, on Gonionema compactum, Nyl. Mr. J. M. 

 Barnes, of Milnthorpe, was elected an honorary member of the society. 

 A communication was read by Captain Cunliffe from Mr. Robert de 

 Buysson, of Brouet-Yernet, France, who had sent specimens of Grimmia 

 arvernica, Phil., for the use of the society. The species has recently 

 been discovered as new to Europe, and is fully described in the " Revue 

 Bryologique " for 1882. Mr. W. H. Pearson exhibited the following rare 

 hepatics : — Jamesmiiella Carringtoni, Balf., found on Ben Lavigh by 

 Messrs. Wild and Holt ; Leptoscyphus interrupta, Nees, found in Chee- 

 dale ; and Cephalozia fluitans, Nees, on Carrington Moss, by Mr. Holt. 

 Mr. Pearson also exhibited Cephalozia Turneri, found by himself at 

 Dolgelly (new to Wales). Hypnnm niteus, from a swamp in Western 

 Manitoba, gathered in March last, was exhibited by the secretary. Mr. 

 J. Cash read a most interesting paper on Mr. Wm. Wilson's first visit to 

 Scotland, 1827, and his first visit to Ireland, 1829-30. It was replete 

 with notes made at that time on the discoveries and rare gatherings of 

 cryptogams and flowering plants, and included some interesting corres- 

 pondence with Hooker, Arnott, Borrer, Harvey, &c. — Thos. Rogers, 

 Hon. Sec. 



