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the specific identity of which, however, has recently been disputed.* 
The only agaric worthy of mention is Panus stypticus Fr., which occurred 
on decaying stumps at Browsholme. No spring ascomycetes were found, 
and the uredines were not in evidence owing to the backward condition 
of their various host plants. 
During the final excursion to Chipping, on Monday, members from 
Headquarters were joined by a party of members and associates 
from Hebden Bridge. These included Mr. Walter Greaves, who led the 
ornithological members. Short reports on the bird life of the district 
have been received from Messrs. W. G. Bramley, Dibb, and C. Hastings. 
As a result of their observations, it may be said that the Sandpiper had 
arrived by April 14th. On April 15th, Swallows and Martins were 
seen at Dinckley and at Clitheroe, but they were not again observed until 
April 1 8th, and it was evident that the birds seen on the earlier date 
were still in migration, and were resting on the journey north. Among 
other migrants noted were Sand Martin, Dipper, Ring Ousel, Yellow 
Wagtail, and Willow Warbler. Of the more interesting residents, 
Redshank, Tree Creeper, Marsh and Cole Tits, Curlew, Snipe and Stockdove 
were observed. Eggs of the very earliest nesting birds such as Blackbird' 
Robin and Hedge Sparrow only, were seen. The beautiful nest of the 
Longtailed Tit, ornamented on the outside with fragments of the lichen, 
Parmelia saxatilis , was found completed, but the bird was not observed. 
The Woodcock breeds regularly in the district, and Mr. Wright, the 
Keeper at Browsholme, was able to show photographs of this species, 
and also the of Merlin, on their nests. 
A General Meeting was held at Headquarters on Monday, April 17th, 
under the chairmanship of the President, when cordial votes of thanks 
were accorded to landowners who had so kindly thrown open their estates 
to members of the Union, to the Rev. G. Waddington and Mr. M. Demain, 
whose local knowledge had greatly facilitated the work of the week-end, 
and to Mr. John Holmes for the satisfactory arrangements that had been 
made for the meeting. Secfional Reports were rendered by various 
members whose names already appear in the present report. Mr. Holmes 
gave an account of the work of the late past-President of the Union, 
Dr. Wheelton Hind, tracing its influence on our present knowledge of 
the fauna of the Carboniferous Limestone, and explaining the bearing of 
the present investigations on that work. Eleven new members were- 
elected. 
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A new edition of Handbook No. 1 of the Tolston Memorial 
Museum Publications (Huddersfield), edited by Dr. T. W. Wood- 
head, has been received, and it contains a ‘ History of Ravensknowle,’ 
by Legh Tolson ; and ‘ Scheme for the Development of a Local Museum,’ 
by the Editor. (24 pp., 1 / - ) . There is a view of the building, plans of 
the rooms, etc., and the pamphlet explains the scope of the collection. 
Catalogue of the Fossil Bryozoa (Polyzoa) in the Department 
of Geology, British Museum (Natural History). The Cretaceous 
Bryozoa (Polyzoa), Vol. IV. ; The Cribrimorphs , Part II. By 
W. D. Lang. London : British Museum, 12 + 404 pp., 32/6 net. This 
well-printed volume by Dr. Lang is, a continuation of that reviewed in 
these pages (August, 1921, p. 272), and it completes a catalogue of the 
Cretaceous Cribrimorph Cheilostomata in our National Collection. 
There are eight plates from drawings by Miss Woodward, which are 
remarkably clear. As in the previous instance, most of the species 
figured and described are from Sussex? and the south, though the eastern 
counties have provided some. 
* Cayley, Dorothy M., ‘ Some Observations on the Life-History of 
Nectria galligena Bres.’, Ann. Bot. 35, 1921, p. 80. 
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