FIELD NOTES. 
FUNGI. 
Humaria Chateri (VV.Q.S.) Sacc., in Holderness. — Some 
very fine specimens of this beautiful and distinct species 
were seen by Mr. T. Stainforth at Kelsey Hill on the 12th 
and forwarded to Halifax. One specimen measured over 
2 cm. (more than twice its usual size) across. The sender 
remarked : — ‘ There are more than a hundred square yards 
of it growing on practically bare gravel.' Its favourite habitats 
are damp paths, road scrapings, etc. ( See Mass.. Brit. Fung. 
Flo., IV., pp. 404-5.) — C. Crosslaxd. 
Fungi found after Severe Frost. — After frost fungi are 
as a rule very scarce. Some of the polypores live for several 
years, and Xylaria hypoxylon seem to survive freezing. On 
6th and 7th December, 1913. there was a hard frost, and all 
specimens were frozen, but on nth December the following 
were found in good condition in a mixed wood at Robin Hood’s 
Bay : — Clitocybe fragrans. Psathyrella atomata, Hypohloma fasci- 
culare, Tubaria furfuracea. On 12th December, in fir wood. 
Robin Hood’s Bay : — Nolanea pisciodora . very stronglv 
smelling, Hygrophorus hypothejus , Clitocybe cyathiformis. 
Tricholoma terreum. Collybia tenacella were found. On the 
same date, however, very few specimens were to be seen in 
the pasture fields ; Stropharia semiglobata and Panceolus cam- 
panulatus were the only ones found. On 20th December. 
Cloughton Wood, which contained fifty species on 15th 
November, at this date had very few in good condition. Russula 
cyanoxantha. Clitocybe brumalis. Russula emetica. Tubaria fur- 
furacea were found. Near Nuneaton the following were found 
during severe frost on 4th January, 1914 : — Collybia velutipes. 
Stereum hirsutum. Stereum purpureum. On nth January 
some of the specimens were quite hard when brought in. and 
yet spored freely when thawed. Such were: — Tubaria fur- 
juracea. Psathyrella atomata. Collybia velutipes. Stropharia 
semiglobata. From the above lists it will be seen that some ot 
the agarics here named are very tenacious of life, for instance, 
Tubaria furfuracea . Stropharia semiglobata, Collybia velutipes . — 
(Miss) C. A. Cooper. Robin Hood’s Bay. 
BIRDS. 
Ringed Starling at Scarborough. — I had brought to 
me to-day, a female Starling, belonging to the purple-headed 
race, which had been picked up near the town, having sus- 
tained some injury which had caused its death. Upon its 
leg is a small white-metal ring, bearing the inscription. ‘ Yogcl- 
warte. Rossitten. 7043.’ I have preserved the skin with the 
ring ‘ in situ.’ — W. J. Clarke, Scarborough, Jan. 1st, 1914. 
Naturalist, 
