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illustrating his remarks with a large number of preserved 
plants ; Mr. Geo. Machin told us about the “ Nesting of the 
Sedge Warblers,” eggs and nest of that bird being shown by 
Mr. Machin and Mr. V. Zimmermann. 
An interesting Lecture was that given by Mr. F. W. Lock- 
wood on “ Earth Sculpture and Coast Erosion.” Mr. Chas. 
Proctor spoke on £ ‘ The Fish to be met with in the rivers and 
ponds of the Vale of York,” and exhibited quite a variety of 
fish he had caught especially for this lecture, amongst which 
were specimens of bream, roach, pope, and gudgeon. 
An interesting Paper was given by Mr. G. W. Phillips, who 
gave us his experience as “A Naturalist on the Footplate of a 
Locomotive.” Mr. A. Whitaker, of Worsbrough Dale, near 
Barnsley, gave a Lecture on “The Hiding Places and Twilight 
Haunts of Bats,” illustrating his remarks with upwards of ioo 
lantern slides. 
The Annual Meeting of the Y. N. Union was held in the 
Tempest Anderson Hall on Saturday, December 13th, when 
26 members of this Society were present. 
On January 14th, Mr. A. E. Peck, F.L.S., of Scarborough, 
was to have given a Lecture on “ Edible, Poisonous, and other 
interesting Fungi,” but as he was taken ill the day previous, 
your Secretary arranged with Mr. Oxley Grabham who gave 
a Lecture on “The Birds of Yorkshire,” illustrated by an 
excellent series of slides. 
One of the most interesting Lectures during the past Session 
was that given by Mr. Harry Sowden, who told us about 
“The Life Histories of some Lepidopterous Insects.” 
Mr. Harwood Brierley gave an account of ‘‘The Cockle and 
Mussel Industries on the Lancashire and Lincolnshire Coasts”; 
the same evening, Mr. H. J. Wilkinson delivered a Paper on 
“ Rancunculaceous Plants,” exhibiting a large number of very 
fine specimens, some of which were collected over 50 years ago. 
At the following meeting, Dr. Gayner gave a Paper on 
“ Some Books on Geology,” advocating the reading of “ The 
Guide to the Geological Model of Ingleborough District,” 
“The Age of the Earth,” “Evolution of Plants,” “Modern 
Geography,” “ Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs,” 
and “The Origin of Species,” 
