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know, is an eminent man in the world of conchology, and one 

 could not blame the insect for wishing - to keep its freedom amidst 

 the pines and bracken instead of being- pinned away in some old 

 store box for future reference. I believe Mr. Taylor had a 

 passing- regret that he had forsaken 1 his old love ' when he 

 again saw the fritillaries in all their glory. His son, whom we 

 were endeavouring to initiate into the mysteries of nature, here 

 saw them for the first time, and no doubt felt, as we have all 

 felt on first seeing A. paphia flying, that he had at last found 

 the crowning glory of nature. Higher up the valley, after a stiff 

 climb, we saw Beedale from the head— truly a splendid sight. 

 Here, the home of Thecla rubi, we saw on the wing Hornby x 

 qiiercus, evidently from the moors above. 



On the return journey, while seated waiting for the sun to 

 come from behind a cloud, in order to see again A. agiaia, we 

 noticed- the botanical party on the hills above, having crossed 

 the head of Beedale to go down Sawdondale. Abraxas ulmata 

 were everywhere in evidence. 



Time was getting short, so we made for the Downe Arms, 

 where the worthy landlord, Mr. Gray, had provided tea. After- 

 wards the various sectional meetings were held, and notes 

 compared, under the direction of Mr. Geo. T. Porritt, F.L. S., 

 F.E.S., and thus concluded one of our happy outings, which 

 begins with natural history and ends in good fellowship. Long- 

 may it be so. 



At the general meeting, at which Mr. Porritt presided, a vote 

 of thanks to the Rt. Hon. Viscount Downe, the Rt. Hon. Earl 

 of Londesborough, and Sir Charles Legard, Bart., for allowing 

 the Union to visit their estates, as well as to the leaders of 

 parties, viz., Messrs. E. R. Cross, D. W. Bevan, W. Gyngell, 

 and J. W. Stather, was passed on the motion of Mr. M. B. 

 Slater, F.L.S., and votes of condolence with the Messrs. J. H. 

 and Allen Rowntree on the family bereavement which had pre- 

 vented their accompanying the party, and with the relatives of 

 the late Colonel B. B. Haworth-Booth, were also passed. 



The sectional reports were then given. 



For the Vertebrate Section Mr. Riley Fortune, F,Z.S., 

 reported that it was but poorly represented, the President, 

 Mr. W. Denison Roebuck, F.L.S. ; Mr. Oxley Grabham, 

 M.B.O.U. , and one of the Secretaries, Mr. Riley Fortune, 

 F.Z.S., being the only members present. A fair number of 

 birds were observed, but nothing calling for special comment. 



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