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The Naturalist. 



ornithologists reported the occurrence of 43 species of birds, inchiding 

 great-crested grebe, mallard, coot, water-hen, teal, kestrel, sparrow- 

 hawk, carrion-crow, gold-crested wren, &c. The heron was found breed- 

 ing, and there was a concurrence of opinion that this bird has increased 

 in the district in the last two or three years. Several nests of the reed- 

 warbler were taken, and a number of eggs of coot, water-hen, sedge 

 warbler, reed- warbler, garden-warbler, black-headed bunting, white- 

 throat, bullfinch, spotted fly-catcher, &c. 



Lancashire and Cheshire Entomological Society. — Meeting, 

 May 28th, the president (Mr. S. J. Capper) occupying the chair. — A 

 paper communicated by Mr. S. L. Mosley, of Huddersfield, on "Bird 

 Protection in its Relation to Insect Life," was read. The author blamed 

 the action of the Wild Birds Protection Act for much of the scarcity of 

 insects of all orders during the last few years — an opinion, however, 

 which most of those present did not entirely endorse. A conversazione 

 followed, during which Mr. Pierce and Dr. Ellis exhibited recent addi- 

 tions to their collections. — J. W. Ellis, Hon. Sec. 



OvENDBN Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, May 31st, Mr. 

 T. Scott in the chair. — The following botanical specimens collected during 

 the day, were exhibited by Messrs. Sheard and Bullock : — Cardamine 

 pratensis, Lotus corniculatus, Viola canina, Tormentilla officinalis, Pedicu- 

 laris palustris, Ajiiga reptans, ^tellaria Holostea, Polygala vulgaris, Gera- 

 nium Robertianiirn, Lactuca virosa, Hyacinthus nonscriptus, Ranunculus 

 aquatilis, Alchemilla vulgaris, Vicia sativa, Oxalis acetosella, Chcerophyl- 

 lum sativum, and Vinca minor. — J. Ogden, Sec. 



York Field Naturalists' and Scientific Society. — Monthly meeting, 

 June 11th, the chair being occupied by Mr, Geo. Benson. — Mr. H. J. 

 Wilkinson (hon. sec.) exhibited a fresh specimen of the rare and local 

 Carex paradoxa, also the following rare British plants : — Trinia vidgaris, 

 Gentiana verna, and Alchemilla conjuncta. On behalf of Mr. Thomas 

 Watson, specimens of the Moorgrass (^'es^mc* ccerulea) andBartsia alpina. 

 Mr. Dutton exhibited a fine series of Hydrelia unca and Phibalapteryx 

 lignata ; also the following fresh-water shells : — Anodonta anatina, Unio 

 tumidus, U. pictorum, Paludina vivipara, and SphMvium rivicola ; as well 

 as eggs of the snipe {iScolopax gallinago) and bullfinch (Pytrhida vulgaris.) 



Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. — Sherburn, June 2nd. — This year's 

 Whit-Monday meeting was highly successful, and is especially noteworthy 

 as being the first occasion on which the new president, Lord Walsingham, 

 occupied the chair. To do this he travelled specially from Merton Hall, 

 Norfolk, and arrived at Sherburn in the course of the afternoon. In 

 addition to providing for the entomologists access to Bishop's Wood, two 

 parties had been arranged for, one to Scarthingwell and Towton, the 

 other to Ledsham and Ledstone. The attendance for the first-named of 

 these parties was very large, the rendezvous being Church Fenton Station, 



