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sabulosa, Homalus auratus and Mellinus arvensis from Allerthorpe ; 
Psithyrus distinctus var. subrufipes from Ilkley, the last two species 
being new to Yorkshire. Diptera : Neotamus cyanurus, Dioctria 
baumhaueri and Lasiopogon cinctus, new to Yorkshire, from Allerthorpe ; 
Eutarsus aulicus and Porphyrops nasuta, new to Yorkshire, from Bub- 
with. 
Mr. M. L. Thompson exhibited the following Coleoptera, which he 
added to the list during the year ‘.—Heptaulacus villosus and Hapalarea 
pygmaea. 
A varied collection of species, mostly obtained in the immediate 
neighbourhood of Leeds, was exhibited by three members of the Leeds 
Naturalists’ Club. — B. Morley, Hon. Sec. 
YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS AT HULL. 
The Sixtieth Annual Meeting of the Union was held in the Museum, Hull, 
on Saturday, December 3rd last, the proceedings being opened by the 
General Committee Meeting in the afternoon. After the formal adoption 
of the Balance Sheet and Report, the President, Mr. H. B. Booth, 
announced that the Presidency of the Union for 1922 had been offered to 
and accepted by Dr. T. W. Woodhead, F.L.S. 
The invitation of the Scarborough Philosophical and Archaeological 
Society was accepted, and it was decided to hold the next Annual Meeting 
at Scarborough in December, 1922. 
At the evening Meeting the Chair was. taken by the Rt. Hon. the 
Lord Mayor, Councillor G. F. Wokes. After the election of ten new 
members, Mr. H. B. Booth, M.B.O.U., F.Z.S., delivered his Presidential 
Address, ‘The Migration of the Swallow,’ to a highly appreciative 
audience. This Address will appear in The. Naturalist. A hearty vote 
of thanks to the President was carried on the motion of Prof. J. H. 
Priestley, seconded by Dr. T. W. Woodhead. 
The President then referred to the resignation, at the last General 
Meeting, of the Honorary Secretaries, one of whom, Dr. Woodhead, 
had since been elected President of the Union. He alluded to the 
general feeling that the Union should also recognise the sterling services 
of Mr. W. E. L. Wattam as Secretary. Subscriptions had been invited 
for this purpose, and he had much pleasure in asking the Lord Mayor 
to hand to Mr. Wattam a collection of suitable books, etc., as a small 
appreciation of the work the latter had done for the Union. 
After a few appropriate remarks, the Lord Mayor presented the testi- 
monial to Mr. Wattam, who, in response, expressed his appreciation 
of the gift, and mentioned the pleasant memories which had resulted 
from his connection with the Union. 
The thanks of the Union were then tendered to the Lord Mayor, and 
to Alderman J. Pybus as Chairman of the Museums Committee. Mr. 
T. Sheppard, M.Sc., F.G.S., and the local Societies were also sincerely 
thanked for their supervision of the necessary arrangements. 
Those present then adjourned to a Conversazione in the Hall of the 
Museum, and a very pleasant time was spent in examining and admiring 
the exhibits. Refreshments were provided through the kindness of the 
Hull Scientific and Field Naturalists’ Club and the Hull Geological 
Society. 
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Dr. W. D. Lang, of the Geological Department, British Museum, in 
reply to Dr. F. A. Bather, of the British Museum, at a recent meeting of 
the Geological Society of London, stated ‘ that he had collected many 
lamellibranchs and other fossils from the Shales-with-Beef, but had not 
found a specialist to name any, except the ammonites.’ This makes the 
outlook somewhat hopeless for an amateur in the provinces ! 
1922 Feb. 1 
