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Yol. XYJJLL^f JULY ’15—JAN. 1916. 
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Essex Naturalist: 
BEING THE JOURNAL OF THE 
ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 
Edited by WILLIAM COLE, AssocL.S., 
Honorary Secretary and Curator 
[assisted^ in the case of this Part, by MILLER CHRISTY, F.L S.] 
Content#. page 
John Gibbs (1822-?i8g2): An Essex Botanist. By Miller Christy, 
F.L S. (with Portrait) .. .. .. .. .. 89 
The Water Mites (Hydracarina) of Epping Forest. By Charles D. 
Soar, F.L.S. (with Illustrations).. .. .. .. 96 
On a Blue Egg of the Lapwing. By Fred J. Stubbs .. .„ 105 
A Rare Beetle in Epping Forest. By C. Nicholson, F.E.S, .. 106 
Entomophthora americana : An American Fungus new to Europe. 
By Hugh Main, B.Sc., F.E.S. .. .. .. .. 107 
Notes on Certain Breeding Habits of the Snipe. By Fred J. Stubbs 109 
A Lunar Rainbow. By Miss Richenda Christy .. .. no 
Cracking Noise in Roofing Slates at Hale End. By C. Nicholson 112 
Woodcock at Terling. Bv J. Mackworth Wood, M.I.C.E. .. 112 
The Essex Field Club. Reports of Meetings, 10 April 1914 to 
25 March 1916 .. .. .. .. .. 113 
Report of the Club’s Delegate to the Meeting of the British 
Association, 1915. By Joseph Wilson, F.R.M.S. .. .. 131 
The Varenne Collection of Lichens. By Robert Paulson, F.L.S 133 
The Mid-Essex Wind-rush and Whirl-wind cf 27 Oct. 191G. By 
Miller Christy, F.L.S. Plate III. (with next Part) .. 135 
The Study of Pre-History in Essex, as Recorded in the Publi¬ 
cations of the Essex Field Club. By S. HazzLedink Warren, 
Y.G.S., President 145 
Inserted Loosely :—Cancel of pp. 70-71, for insertion by binder. 
The Authors alone are responsible for the statements and opinions contained in 
their respective papers. 
PUBLISHED BY THE CLUB, AT THE ESSEX MUSEUM OF 
NATURAL HISTORY, STRATFORD, ESSEX. 
Editorial communications to W. Cole, Essex Museum, Romford Road, Stratford, 
and Advertisements to Messrs. Bknham aud Company, Limited, 
Printers, Colchester. 
Published October 1917 ] 
Price, to Non-Member8, 5/-. 
