Yol. XVIII —Part 
Sa— 1 4 ° - 
MAR. 17—APR. 18. 
The 
Essex Naturalist: 
BEING THE JOURNAL OF THE 
ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 
Edited by WILLIAM COLE, Assoc.L.S., Honorary Secretary , 
and MILLER CHRISTY, F.L.S. 
Content#. page 
A Short History of the Study of Mycetozoa in Britain, with a 
List of Species recorded from Essex : A Presidential Address. 
By Miss Gulielma Lister, F.L.S. (concluded) .233 
On the Breeding of the Honey Buzzard in Essex. By the Rev. 
F. C. R. Jourdain, M.A., M.B.O.U. (with one Illustration) .. 238 
Mosquitoes and the Danger of Malaria in England: By A Bacot, 
F.E.S., Entomologist to the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine 
(with ten Illusti ations) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 241 
Interesting Phenomenon Observed in Epping Forest. By 0 . 
Nicholson, F.E.S. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 264 
The Essex Field Club. Reports of Meetings, 21 April 1917 to 
6 April 1918 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 265 
Notes on the Ecology of Lichens, with Special Reference to 
Epping Forest. By R. Paulson, F.L.S. (with five Illustrations) 276 
A List of Herbals and Ancient Books on Botany exhibited at a 
Meeting of the Essex Field Club, 27 October 1917; with Notes 
from Mrs. Arber’s “Herbals.” Compiled by The President .. 286 
Dr. E. G. Varenne (1811-1887), of Kelvedon, Botanist : Some Local 
Anecdotes and Reminiscences By Alfred Hills M.A. (with a 
Portrait and one Illustration) .. .. .. .. .. .. 292 
The Haunts of the Mycetozoa : A Presidential Address. By Miss 
Gulielma Lister, F.L.S. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 301 
Inserted Loosely : Index, Title-page, etc., to Vol. XVIII. 
The Authors alone are responsible for the statements and opinions contained in 
their respective papers. 
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