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three shot in 188g near Bowdon, goldfinch and siskin common in 
winter, house sparrow and tree sparrow ( Passer montanus ) 
common, brambling ( Fringilla montifringilla ), linnet and mealy 
redpole (Acanthus linaria) common in winter, lesser redpole (A. 
rufescens ,) common, bullfinch common in winter, common 
bunting (Emberaza miliaria') yellow bunting (E. citrinella ) and black 
headed bunting ( E . schcEniclus') common. Snow bunting ( Plectrop - 
henax nivalis) occasionally occurs in severe winters. 
(To be continued .) 
OCCURRENCE OF X. AURAQO 
(THE BARRED SALLOW) IN SOUTH 
YORKSHIRE, 1893. 
Whilst looking over the collections of Messrs. Brooks, and 
Bloor of Rotherham, a few weeks ago, I noticed several examples 
of that “belie phalene” X, Aurago, including two specimens of 
the variety fucata , 14 “ en tout, ” which had been obtained by them 
whilst shaking ivy blossom into their umbrellas on the night of 
the 30th, of September in a wood situate at a short distance from 
Rotherham. Both gentlemen very kindly furnished me with full 
particulars as to capture etc, of which the following is a resume. 
Time about 7 p.m., wind blowing from South West, and so strong 
that their umbrellas could only be kept up by dint of great 
exertion, rain falling a verse, and rendering it necessary to 
frequently empty the umbrellas, of water as well as discarded 
insects. 
A night indeed when all but the most enthusiastic, and 
determined Entomologists ; (and I am glad to find in the course 
of my peregrinations, that Yorkshire posesses a good number) 
are at home, or elsewhere, under shelter, preferring some other 
form of amusement, to that of “mothing” under such unfavourable 
meteorological conditions, perhaps enjoying the weed,” and ever 
and anon exclaiming,—what an awful night,”—“ had it been fine 
I should have gone” “for such, and such a species,” but I am 
soliloquising however, let me add, that such a night, as the one 
I have described, is just that, on which something may be 
expected in addition to a wetting. 
I allude to a rarity. 
“ Revenous a nouns moutons.” [? phalenes.— Ed ] 
Four specimens were secured on this occasion, and ten more 
on subsequent evenings, up to the 8th. October, with the excep¬ 
tion of the first capture, not more than two were taken on one 
night, others would doubtless have been obtained but that the 
