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THE NATURALISTS’ JOURNAL. 
the work of conducting the magazine will, as announced last month, be in the 
hands of Messsrs. A. Ford and Albert H. Waters b.a. (late co-editor of the 
Garner and Naturalist's Gazette ), who have already for the last eight months 
acted as assistant editor's. 
We reseiwe till our next number fuller details of our plans for the future but 
we can assure our readers that we intend to give them more than their money’s 
value and that the Natui alist's Journal will be a maiwellous two pennyworth. 
In the hands of the new editoi's the interests of not only entomologists and 
ornithologists but also conchologists, botanists and geologist will be well 
looked after and it will be our earnest endeavours to place this magazine in the 
front rank of contemporary scientific literature and with a staff of the best 
writers on natural history we can procure we are confident we shall succeed in 
our efforts. All we ask is that our subscidbers second us by making the 
magazine known to their friends and obtaining for us increased support. We 
want our circulation to be quadrupled with the new volume, when we shall 
make such improvements as wall astonish our friends. 
In the December number of this magazine (page 82), there’appeared a notice 
from the “People” September 10th ; stating Apatura iris had been found in 
great quantities at Rotherham, Yorks. This is an error, a coiTespondent 
writes us, that A. iris has never been recorded from Yorkshire, and he has 
found out that the notice was sent by a farmer who knew nothing whatever of 
lepidoptera and the species observed was only the common “ Red Admiral 
(Vanessa atalanta ) ! This is another instance of the remarkable and erroneous 
statements which appear so frequently in some of our leading papers. 
Those subscribers who require back numbers of the present volume in order 
to complete their sets are urged to send for them without delay as the supply 
is rapidly being exhausted. At present the price is 2^d each, post free, but in 
the case of some numbers of which we have only a few left, it will be necessary 
speedily to charge an increased piice. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
To Contributors. —We receive such a large number of manuscripts from 
all parts that we should advise our friends to let us have their articles as early 
in the month as possible. Although notes ?nay be sent up to the 15th., the 
insertion of longer articles cannot be guaranteed for the following month if 
received later than the 8th or 10th and notes and obseiwations unless veiy 
important may be “ crowded out ” if sent later. 
T. Edwards.— I name your shells for you with pleasure but as the list is too 
long to piint here will send it you by post.—A. H. W. 
S. V. H., E. S. B. and others.—Many thanks for your kind expressions. 
We are determined to make the N. J. the best natural history journal in 
existence. 
E. F. Atkins.—Your “Chapters from the life ofa Bird ” and very intei-esting 
“ Notes from Hants ” shall appear later on. 
Inquirer.— The P. N. S. is a cosmopolitan Society and has had in its ranks 
members residing in Canada, Nova Scotia, United States, France, Germany, 
Egypt, etc. Colonial and foreign naturalists are as welcome as ever and 
invited to communicate with the Seci'etary. 
Dear Sir, Will you kindly coiuect an eiuor in the letter which records my 
captures of new Diptera last year. Eristalis libatiix should be Exorista\\ba.\.r\x. 
This, was probably new to Britain at the time I took it, but another has since 
been recorded from'Colchester. Apologising for troubling you, Yours faith¬ 
fully, W. W. Esam, Eagle House, St. Leonai'ds, March 17, 1894. 
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