587 
near Barnsley ; Grey Phalarope — Old Mill, &c. ; Sclavonian 
Grebe — Ecclesfield ; Lesser Tern — Worsbro' ; Black-backed 
Gull and Black-headed Gull — near Barnsley and New 
Miller Dam ; Canada Goose — Walton ; Sheldrake, Gadwall, 
Pintail Duck— Dearne Valley; Shoveller and Common 
Scoter — Worsbro' ; Tufted Duck, Scaup Duck, Golden 
Eye, Pochard, Goosander, Smew, and Shag — Walton and 
various watery places ; Great Northern Diver — Cannon 
Hall; Red-throated Diver— Woolley Park, Banks Hall, 
and Staincross ; Little Auk — caught alive near Barnsley, 
November, 1853 ; Puffin — Dearne Valley ; Stormy Petrel — 
caught alive near Barnsley, 1847. 
In connection with this Paper, W. T. Smith, Esq., 
F.R.B.S., Edinburgh, of Barnsley, read a Sketch of the 
Botany of the district, drawn up by himself and H. Payne, 
Esq., M.D., from which it appeared that 492 Flowering 
Plants and Ferns are found in the neighbourhood, which, 
arranged under their natural orders, would present the 
following proportions : — 
Ranunculaceae... 19 
Berberidaceae ... 1 
Nymphaeaceae ... 1 
Papaveracese ... 4 
Fumariaceae 4 
Cruciferae 20 
Resedaceae 1 
Violaceae 3 
Polygalaceae 1 
Caryophyllaceae . 17 
Malvaceae 3 
Hypericaceae ... 5 
Tiliaceae 1 
Aceraceae 2 
Geraniaceae 7 
Linaceae 2 
Oxalidaceae 1 
Leguminosae ... 32 
Rosaceae 30 
Onagraceae 5 
Cucurbitaceae ... 1 
Paronychiaceae . . 1 
Portulaceae 2 
Crassulaceas 4 
Grossulariaceae. . 2 
Saxifragaceae ... 3 
Umbelliferae ... 18 
Araliacese 2 
Cornaceae ........ 1 
Loranthaceae ... 1 
Caprifoliaceae ... 3 
Rubiaceae 8 
Valerianaceae ... 4 
Dipsaceae 2 
Compositae 54 
Campanulaceae . . 3 
Ericaceae 6 
Aquifoliaceae ... 1 
Oleaceae 2 
Apocynaceae ... 1 
Gentianaceae ... 2 
Convolvulaceae . . 5 
Primulaceae 5 
Plantaginaceas ... 3 
Chenopodiaceae. . 2 
