24 Yorkshire Naturalists' Union : Annual Report, 1913. 
The Excursions for 1914 will be as follows : — 
Yorks.. Micl W.—Knaresborough (Easter Week-end), nth 
to 13th April. 
,, S.E. — Filey (Whit Week-end), May 30th to 1st 
June. 
N.W. — Bainbridge, Saturday, 27th June. 
X.E. — Whitby (for Glaisdale) (August Bank 
Holiday Week-end), 1st to 3rd August. 
S.W.— Doncaster. Saturday, 19th September 
X.E. — Mycological Meeting, Sandsend for Mul- 
grave Woods, 3rd to 8th October. 
Obituary. — The Union has to regret the loss of many of its 
ardent members. “ In Memoriam ” Xotices of Henry Culpin. 
J. Conway Walter, James Xeedham, and Dr. Tempest Anderson 
have appeared in The Naturalist. The death of the Union’s 
esteemed Treasurer, Mr. H. Culpin, of Doncaster, which occurred 
suddenly after the Annual Meeting in 1912, was deeply regretted. 
The Executive wishes to place on record their appreciation of 
Mr. Culpin’s successful management of the Union’s finances 
during the time he held office. 
The Treasurer of the Union. - As successor to the late Mr. 
Culpin the Union was fortunate in obtaining the services of 
Air. Edwin Hawkesworth. 
Divisional Secretaries and Local Treasurers. — These 
gentlemen have again materially assisted the officials of the 
Union, and our thanks are due to them. They have been re- 
elected. 
General Committee. — The following have been elected as 
members of the General Permanent Committee of the Union 
Mr. J. Beanland (Bradford), Mr. C. Bradshaw (Sheffield), Mr. J. 
Digby Firth (Leeds), Mr. J. A. Hargreaves (Scarborough), Mr. J. 
Hartshorn (Leyburn), and Mr. A. J. Stather (Hull). 
VERTEBRATE SECT 1 OX . 
West Riding Report. — Mr. Riley Fortune writes : — The 
year 1913 has probably been one of the most uneventful years on 
record. Summer migrants arrived about their usual dates, but 
in many instances left earlier. This was notably the case with 
Swifts, the scarcity of insect food being probably the cause. This 
scarcity at one period of the summer was very noticeable, many 
insectivorous birds were picked up dead and dying. Blackbirds, 
Thrushes, Starlings, and Hedge Sparrows suffered considerably. 
Disease unfortunately appeared on many moors in the West 
Riding, and upon several of them the Grouse greatly suffered. 
Yet on adjacent moors good sport was experienced, and upon 
one of the best moors in the south of the Riding a record season 
was experienced. 
Partridges suffered severely from the dry season, and coveys 
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