Notes — Neuroptera and Ornithology. 



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Synonymy :— 



Cynodontium latifolium Schwagg. Supp. I. I. p. no. t. 28. 181 1. 

 Didymodon latifolius Wahl. Fl. Lapp. p. 313, t. 20. 181 2. 

 Didymodon latifolius Hook. In Drum. Muse. Amer. no. 115. 

 Anacalypta inclinata Nees. MS. 



Cynodon latifolius Brid. Bryol. Univ. I. p. 502. 1826. 

 Desmatodon inclinatus Sendt. In Regensb. Denkschr. p. 144. 1841. 

 Desmatodon cernuus Hueb. Muse. Germ. p. 117. 1833. 

 Desmatodon cernuns Br.&Schpr. Bryol. Eur. II. t. 134. 1842. 

 Desmatodon cernuns Mitt. Muse. Ind. Orient, p. 37. 1859. 

 Desmatodon cernuns DeNot. Epil. Bri. Ital. p. 572. 1869. 

 Desmatodon cernuus Schpr. Syn. Ed. II. p. 186. 1876. 

 Desmatodon cernuus Lesq.& James. Mosses of N. Amer. 114. 

 Desmatodon cernuus Husnot. Muse. Gall. I. p. 94. t. 26. 1884-90. 

 Trichostomum inclinatum Muell. Syn. I. p. 593. 1849. 

 Trichostomum cernuum Lindb. Eur. Trieh. p. 14. (? 1864). 

 Trichostomu?n cernuum Milde. Bryol. Siles. p. 100. 1869. 

 Tortula cernua (Hueb.) Lindb. Muse. Skand. p. 20. 1879. 



NOTE— NEUROPTERA. 



Neuroptera taken at Bottesford, Lincolnshire. — The following- 

 species have been taken by me on or about 21st May 1900, and named by 

 the Rev. A. Thornley: — Sialis lutaria, Ephemera vulgata. — Max Peacock, 

 Bottesford, 12th July 1900. 



NOTE— ORNITHOLOGY. 



Bird-Notes, Brigg District, North-west Lincolnshire.— The mild 

 weather of the present autumn has induced insect life to prolong its stay, 

 therefore our insectivorous avian summer migrants are still with us. As 

 long as the birds can obtain food they stay. 



To-day (12th October 1900) Swallows {Hirundo rustica) and House 

 Martins [Chelidon urbica) are still here in some numbers. One nest 

 (Swallows') contains young yet, but they are just on the point of taking 

 wing. 



The last Landrail (Crex crex) I put up on 9th October. 



Garganey Teal {Querquedula querquedida). Nine of these beautiful ducks 

 may be seen swimming on the pond that has been their home and nursery 

 this season. I saw them yesterday ; they were spending their time in hunt- 

 ing the aquatic insects that were dancing on and above the water. 



Nightjar {Caprimulgus europceus). Two put up nth October, looked like 

 young of the year. 



Stone Curlew {CEdicnemus cedioiemus). Our local-bred birds have had 

 their numbers augmented. Now nineteen are to be seen. In the place 

 where they spend their time during the day I found several casting's winch 

 I believe are ejected by them. Some of these I brought away for examina- 

 tion later. The 6th or 7th of the month is the date when these birds usually 

 leave us for their winter quarters. They are remarkably regular in then- 

 habits, and come back again in the spring to a day. 121I1 and 13th Ma) 

 have invariably seen the first pair located for the summer. 



Here, in Lincolnshire, a heavy sea-roak came in from the east en the 

 night of the 10th, and hung over the country until 11.30 of the 1 ith. Along 

 with the fog came the Woodcock {Scolopax rusticola) and Snipe [GftUinag < 

 ccelestis). I put both up in very unlikely spots. The migration inland has 

 been a remarkably heavy one.— Max Peacock, The Manor. Bottesford, 

 Brig-g-, 12th October 1900. 



1901 January 2, 



