Natural History Transactions of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne, 1877 – 1879

Summary

This volume includes:

• Frontispiece: Portrait of W. C. Hewitson, Esq., F.L.S.
• Contents of Volume VII (pp. iii – vii)
• List of Illustrations (pp. v – vi)
• Presidential Address, 1877. G. H. Philipson, Esq., M.A., M.D. at the thirty-first anniversary meeting, April 19th, 1877  (pp. 1 – 38)
• New Members elected, 1876-7 (pp. 39 – 40)
• Field Meetings for 1877 (p. 40)
• Treasurer’s Report for 1876 (p. 41)
• Officer’s elected for 1877-8 (p. 42)
• A Paper on Eggs, by D. Embleton, M.D., with Plates and Woodcuts (pp. 43 – 87)
• On a Piece of Timber encrusted with Carbonate of Lime, near Gunnerton, North Tyneside. By the Rev. G. Rome Hall, F.S.A. (pp. 88 – 96)
• Bewick Correspondence, communicated by Sir Walter Trevelyan (pp. 97 – 104)
• Bewick Correspondence, communicated by John Hancock (pp. 105 – 107)
• A Naturalist’s View of the Extension of the Close Time of the Sea-Birds Preservation Act. By Charles Murray
  Adamson (pp. 108 – 125)
• On the Discovery and Exploration of Roman Remains at South Shields in the years 1875-6. By Rev. R. E. Hooppell, LL.D., with Plates and Woodcuts (pp. 126 – 167)
• Note on the Bar-tailed Pheasant. By the Right Honourable the Earl of Ravensworth (p. 168)
• Miscellanea—
  • Some Observations on the Breeding Place and Egg of the Knot, Tringa Canutes L. By C. M. Adamson (pp. 169 – 170)
  • Notice of Testacella Haliotoidea, Drap. By R. Y. Green (pp. 170 – 171)
  • Note on the Discovery of a Fossil Fish (Acrolepis Kirkbyi, n.s.) in the Magnesian Limestone at Marsden. By Richard Howse (pp. 171 – 173)
  • Notice of the Discovery of Archanodon Jukesii, Forbes, in the Lower Carboniferous Rocks of Northumberland, with Plate. By R. Howse (pp. 173 – 175)
  • Note on a Paper by R. H. Traquair, M.D., on the structure of the Lower Jaw of Rhizodopsis and Rhizodus. ByThomas Atthey (pp. 175 – 176)
• On Pteroplax cornuta, with Plates. By Thomas Atthey (pp. 176 – 186)
• Presidential Address, 1878. Rev. R. E. Hooppell, at the thirty-second anniversary meeting, May 2nd, 1878  (pp. 187 – 206)
• New Members elected, 1877-8 (p. 207)
• Field Meetings for 1878 (p. 207)
• Treasurer’s Report for 1877 (p. 208)
• Officers elected for 1878-9 (p. 209)
• Notes on a Find of Pre-historic Implements in Allendale, etc. By Rev. W. Howchin, F.G.S. (pp. 210 – 222)
• Memoir of the Life of Mr. W. C. Hewitson, F.L.S. By Dennis Embieton, M.D., with Portrait (pp. 223 – 234)
• Memoir of the Life of Thomas Belt, F.G.S. By J. Wright (pp. 235 – 240)
• Presidential Address, 1879. Dennis Embieton, Esq., at the thirty-third anniversary meeting, May 2nd, 1879 (pp. 241 – 281)
• Members elected, 1878-9 (pp. 281 – 282)
• Field Meetings for 1879 (p. 282)
• Treasurer’s Report, 1878 (p. 283)
• Officers elected for 1879-80 (p. 284)
• Tynedale Escarpments; their Pre-glacial, Glacial, and Postglacial Features. By Hugh Miller, F.G.S., Assoc. R.S.M. H. M. Geological Survey, with Woodcuts (pp. 285 – 355)
• Miscellanea—
  • Effect of the Severe Winter, 1878, on Birds and Plants at Dunston Hill. By Ralph Carr-Ellison (pp. 356 – 357)
  • Letter from Sir John Trevelyan, Bart., to Thomas Bewick. Communicated by Sir W. C. Trevelyan, Bart (pp. 357 – 359)
  • Notes on the Breeding of the Stock Dove, in the County of Durham. By John Hancock (pp. 359 – 361)
  • Preliminary Note on the Discovery of Old Sea-caves and a Raised Sea-beach at Whitburn Lizards. By R. Howse (pp. 361 – 365)
  • On the so-called Sculptured Rocks of North Northumberland. By Richard Howse (p. 365  376)
  • Note on the Priority of Discovery of Anodon Jukesii, Forbes, in the Lower Carboniferous Rocks of North Northumberland. By Richard Howse (p. 376 – 378)
• Members of Tyneside Naturalists’ Field Club, August, 1880 (pp. 379 – 394)
• Report of the sub-committee of the Natural History Society from June, 1876, to December, 1878, with Lists of Members and Officers, etc (pp. 395 – 398)
• Treasurer’s Report of the Natural History Society from July 1876 – July 1877 (p. 399)
• List of Donations to the Museum of the Natural History Society from June 1876 – June 1877 (pp. 400 – 402)
• New Rules (pp. 403 – 409)
• List of Members and Associates of the Natural History Society (pp. 409 – 414)
• Report of the Natural History Society for 1878 (pp. 415 – 417)
• Officers of the Society 1877 – 78 (pp. 418 – 4190
• Treasurer’s Report of the Natural History Society from July 1877 – December 1878 (p. 420)
• List of Donations to the Museum of the Natural History Society from June 1877 – June 1878 (pp. 421 – 424)
• New Trust Deed (pp. 425 – 432)
• Index to Vol. VII (pp. 433 – 434) 

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