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feet. In the winter, it is readily attracted by nuts and sweets which the 
head keeper provides. On this estate an outhouse sometimes serves as 
a store for the carcase of cattle and the Nuthatches obtained access 
through a broken pane of glass. They also feed on berries, those of the 
Yew being particularly favoured. On various occasions the adults were 
seen to carry fresh leaves into the nesting cavity. 
The Redstart is plentiful in this locality and a series of photographs 
of this beautiful bird were shown. 
The Pied Flycatcher was then described, and it was stated that it 
differed in its feeding habits from the Spotted Flycatcher in its readiness 
to descend to the ground in search of insects. Nests were found at various 
heights from the ground ranging from a few inches to forty feet. The 
female bird appeared to do most of the feeding, but the cock put in an 
appearance at once at the first sign of danger. 
The lecture was well illustrated and the series of photographs of the 
Yorkshire Nuthatch are probably unique. 
At the conclusion of the meeting a vote of thanks was passed to the 
lecturer and the lanternist. 
FURTHER NOTES ON YORKSHIRE HYMENOPTERA 
ACULEATA. 
W. J. FORDHAM, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H. 
I have recently received from Dr. R. C. L. Perkins some important 
observations on the Yorkshire list of Aculeates. These remarks are 
embodied in the following notes. 
Hedychrum nobile Scop. There is an old Yorkshire record from 
Rufforth Wood. ‘ Old records of this hardly worth considering.’ 
Parasitic on Cercevis and often absent where species of this genus are 
abundant. ‘ No species of Cercevis have been recorded from Yorks. 
They are all southern species but there is an old record for C . arenaria L. 
from the Cheshire coast where it is said to have been formerly common.’ 
[Brit. Nat., 1892, 90). 
Chrysis pustulosa Ab. and ruddii Shuck. ‘ may be all right but I 
should want to see Smith’s specimens.’ 
Chrysis analis Spin. (Yarm. T. Meynell.) ‘ No doubt an Intro- 
duction from abroad if correctly identified.’ 
Sapyga clavicornis L. stated in the list to be rare. ‘ Now all over 
South of England, Oxford, Cambridge, Sussex, Cornwall, etc.’ 
Hypsiceraeus maculatus F. ' The peculiar habits of this are well 
known and have been described at length by various foreign authors. 
The insect oviposits on spiders, the prey of other Ps ammo char idaed 
Priocnemis pusillus Sch. (Allerthorpe, Filey, etc.) may be one of 
several species. 
Psammochares approximatus Sm. ‘ might be the allied species I 
called cardui.’ 
Astatus stigma Pz. ‘I took this with bug about 35 years ago.’ 
Crossocerus anxius Wesm. Recorded in the list as nesting in bramble 
stems. ‘ Have always found this a ground burrowing species especially 
in vertical cuttings or banks.’ 
Psen shuckardi Wesm. equestris F. and bicolor F. ‘ Difficult and 
Smith was incapable of separating the species.’ 
Passaloecus monilicornis Dhlb. stated in the list to be rare. ‘ Common 
wherever I collect in S. and W. England.’ 
Hylaeus annularis Kirb. ‘ Smith was entirely unreliable on this 
genus. His own types of the species varipes Sm. ( pictipes Curt.) 
consisted of two entirely different species.’ 
Colletes marginata Sm. ‘ Smith’s series of this were mostly wrongly 
named. Also as in the case of Halictus atvicornis Smith was entirely 
unable to distinguish the species he had himself first described.’ 
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