Natural History Transactions of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne, 1880 – 1889

Summary

This volume includes:

• Frontispiece: A Waif of the Arctic Seas
• Contents, Vol 8 (pp. iii – v)
• List of Illustrations, Vol. 8 (p. vi)
• Presidential Address, 1880 read by The Rev. Canon Tristram, LL.D., F.R.S., at the thirty-fourth anniversary meeting, April 15th, 1880 (pp. 1 – 21)
• New Members Elected, 1879-80 (p. 22)
• Field Meetings,1880 (p. 22)
• Treasurer’s Report, 1879 (p. 23)
• Officers Elected for 1880-81 (p. 24)
• Plate I.—Map of the Roman Road, etc., between Featherwood and the
  Border (between p. 24 and 25)
• Plate II.—Plan of the Foulplay Head Roman Camps (between p. 24 and 25)
• Note on a hitherto undescribed Roman Camp, near Foulplay Head, Rochester, Reedwater. By C. T. Clough, M.A., F.G.S., of H.M. Gcol. Survey. With two Plates (pp. 25 – 27)
• Miscellanea:
  • Occurrence of Sabine’s Gull in the County of Durham by John Hancock (pp. 27 – 28)
  • Bird Notes during the Winter of 1880 and 1881. By Wm. Green (pp. 28 – 30)
  • A Statement as to recent Publications relating to Anodonta Jukesii. By G. A. Lebour, M.A., F.G.S., Professor of Geology in the University of Durham College of Physical Science (pp. 30 – 32)
  • Reply to Prof. Lebour’s Statement. By Richard Howse (p. 32)
• Memoir of the late Thomas J. Bold. By Joseph Wright (pp. 33 – 39)
• List of Papers by Mr Bold (pp. 40 – 46)
• Notes on the Vertebral Column and other Remains of Loxomma Allmanni, Huxley. By Thomas Atthey (pp. 46 – 50)
• The Yorkshire Caves: a three days’ trip with the Tyneside Field Club, Sept. 14-16th, 1882. By Thomas T. Clarke (pp. 50 – 67)
• Presidential Address, 1881 by Rev. A. M. Norman, D.C.L., F.L.S., etc at the thirty-fifth anniversary meeting, May 27th, 1881 (pp. 67 – 134)
• New Members elected, 1880 – 81 (p.135)
• Treasurer’s Report, 1880 (p. 136)
• Officers Elected for 1880 – 81 (p. 137)
• A Voyage to Spitsbergen and the Arctic Seas. By Abel Chapman, Esq. With four Plates (pp. 138 – 158)
• Plate III.—North of Horn Sound. “Finners on Starboard Bow.” (between p. 158 and 159)
• Plate IV.—White Wales, Head of Keulen’s Bay, Belsound (between p. 158 and 159)
• Plate V.—Seals, Green Harbour—The Head Glaciers. (between p. 158 and 159)
• Presidential Address, 1882. E. I. J. Browell, Esq, at the thirty-sixth anniversary meeting, May 11th, 1882 (pp. 159 – 177)
• Members elected, 1881-82 (p. 178)
• Treasurer’s Report, 1881 (p. 179)
• Officers elected for 1882-83 (p. 180)
• Miscellanea:
  • Remarkable Instinct in a Foxhound. Communicated by
    Earl Percy (p. 181)
  • On a Perched Block of Sandstone in Lunedale. By Septimus Oswald (pp. 181 – 184)
  • On a new Lichen found in Northumberland. By Rev. W. Johnson (p. 184)
  • Notice of Salmon Trout in the Ouseburn, Newcastle-on-Tyne, in the Spawning Season. By R. Y. Green (pp. 184 – 185)
  • Additions to the Local Fauna and Flora, with Remarks on some New Habitats by M. H. Robson (pp. 185 – 189)
• Presidential Address, 1883. Rev. Canon Wheeler, M.A. at the thirty-seventh anniversary meeting, May 11th 1883 (pp. 190 – 209)
• Members elected, 1882 (p. 210)
• Field Meetings, 1883 (p. 210)
• Treasurer’s Report, 1882 (p. 211)
• Officers elected for 1883-84 (p. 212)
• Miscellanea:
  • Note on the habit of the young Cuckoo in ejecting the eggs and young of its foster-parent from the nest. By John Hancock (pp. 213 – 217)
  • Note on the Indian form of the Spotted Eagle (Aquila naevia, Briss.), shot on the Northumberland Coast, near Cresswell, Oct. 31st, 1885. By John Hancock (p. 217)
  • Lichen Memorabilia, 1884. By Rev. W. Johnson (pp. 217 – 219)
  • Note on the Birds seen at Nest House, Felling Shore, in May and June, 1884. By D. Embleton, M.D. (p. 219 – 220)
  • Note on the occurrence of Shrimps in the Tyne. By D. Embleton, M.D. (p.  220)
  • Note on the capture of Tunnies and of a fine specimen of the “Bergylt,” or Norwegian Haddock, off the Tyne, June, 1884. By D. Embleton, Esq., M.D. (p. 221)
  • Note on the visit of a Shoal of Tunnies to the Northumberland Coast, in June, 1884. By Richard Howse (pp. 221 – 222)
  • Note on the capture of a very large Tunny in the Salmon Nets, off Frenchman’s Bay, near the mouth of the Tyne, in August, 1885. By Richard Howse (pp. 223 – 224)
• Presidential Address, 1884. Alexander S. Stevenson, Esq., at the thirty-eighth anniversary meeting. 23rd May, 1884 (pp. 225 – 247)
• Members elected, 1883 (p. 247)
• Field Meetings, 1884 (p. 247)
• Treasurer’s Report, 1883 (p. 248)
• Officers elected for 1884-85 (p. 249)
• Letters from Charles Darwin, Esq., to Albany Hancock, Esq. Communicated by John Hancock (pp. 250 – 278)
• Presidential Address, 1885. G. H. Philipson, Esq., M.A., M.D., D.C.L., etc. (pp. 278 – 296)
• Members elected, 1884 (p.296)
• Field Meetings, 1885 (p. 296)
• Treasurer’s Report, 1884 (p. 297)
• Officers elected for 1885-86 (p. 298)
• The Tyne, the Lort Bum, the Skerne. By D. Embleton, Esq., M.D (pp. 299 – 306)
• A Catalogue of Mr. N. J. Winch’s Lichens, now in the Museum of the Natural History Society, Newcastle-on Tyne. By the Rev. W. Johnson, December, 1887 (pp. 307 – 325)
• On the Occurence of Carabus glabratus, in the County of Northumberland, by Richard Howse (p. 325)
• Presidential Address, 1886. By H. Cooper Abbs, Esq., at the fortieth anniversary meeting, May 24th, 1896 (pp. 326 – 345)
• Members elected, 1885-86 (p. 346)
• Field Meetings, 1886 (p. 346)
• Treasurer’s Report, 1885 (p. 347)
• Officers elected for 1886-87 (p. 348)
• On the Spinal Column of Loxomma Allmanni, Huxley. By D. Embleton, Esq., M.D., etc. With one Plate (pp. 349 – 356)
• Plate VI. —Loxomma Allmannni, Huxley. “Part of Vertebral Column.” (between p. 350 and 351)
• Rules of the Tyneside Naturalists’ Field Club (pp. 357 – 359)
• List of Members, 1889 (pp. 360 – 370)
• Index to Vol. VIII (pp. 371 – 374)
• List of Illustrations
  • A Waif of the Arctic Seas (Frontispiece)
  • Plate I.—Map of the Roman Road, etc., between Featherwood and the
    Border (between p. 24 and 25)
  • Plate II.—Plan of the Foulplay Head Roman Camps (between p. 24 and 25)
  • Plate III.—North of Horn Sound. “ Finners on Starboard Bow.” (between p. 158 and 159)
  • Plate IV.—White Wales, Head of Keulen’s Bay, Belsound.  (between p. 158 and 159)
  • Plate V.—Seals, Green Harbour—The Head Glaciers. (between p. 158 and 159)
  • Plate VI. —Loxomma Allmannni, Huxley. “Part of Vertebral Column.” (between p. 350 and 351)

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