Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne 1831

Summary

Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne 1831

This volume includes:

• Notice of a New Species of Swan by Mr R. R. Wingate (pp. 1 – 3)
• Some Notice of the Falco Apivorus, or Honey Buzzard, shot in Thrunton Woods by the Hon. H. T. Liddell, M.P. (pp. 3 – 6)
• Some Account of a Whale stranded near Berwick upon Tweed by George Johnston, M.D. (pp. 6 – 9)
• Notice of a Whin Dyke lately discovered in the Fenham Division of Benwell Colliery by John Buddle Esq. (pp. 9 – 17)
• Observations on the New Species of Swan discovered by Mr R. R. Wingate, by P. J. Selby Esq. (pp. 17 – 26)
• A Catalogue of the Land and Fresh-water Tesaceous Mollusca found in the Vicinity of Newcastle upon Tyne, with Remarks, by Mr Joshua Alder (pp. 26 – 42)
• A few Observations on the curious Mechanical Feats of a small Species of Spider, by the Rev. Wm. Turner (pp. 42 – 44)
• Notice on the Effects of a Basaltic Dyke at Butterknowle Colliery by Mr Michael Forster, Colliery Viewer (pp. 44 – 50)
• Remarks on the Distribution of the indigenous Plants of Northumberland and Durham, as connected with the Geological Structure of those Counties, by N. J. Winch (pp. 50 – 58)
• Notes on the New Red Sandstone of the County of Durham, below the Magnesian Limestone, by Mr Wm. Hutton (pp. 60 – 75)
• Observations on the Geology of Ratcheugh Crag, near Alnwick, by Mr Francis Forster (pp. 75 – 79)
• On the Discovery of a Number of Hazel Nuts, in working a Lead Ore Vein in the Manor of Alston Moor, by Mr H. L. Pattinson (pp. 79 – 82)
• Observations on the South Welsh Coal Basin, by Mr Francis Forster (pp. 82 – 117)
• Remarks on the Geology of the Banks of the Tweed, from Carham, in Northumberland, to the Sea Coast at Berwick, by N. J. Winch (pp. 117 – 132)
• Sketches of the Life and Works of the late Thomas Bewick, by Mr George C. Atkinson (pp. 132 – 160)
• Description of a Group of Dykes, termed Riders, discovered in the Whitehaven Colliery, by Williamson Peile (pp. 160 – 165)
• Notice of the Edge Seams of Mid-Lothian, with a Description of Gilmerton Colliery, now working the lowest of the Series, called the North Green Seam, by Mr Matthias Dunn, Colliery Viewer (pp. 165 – 172)
• On the Red Sanstones of Berwickshire, particularly those at the mouth of the River Tweed, by Henry Witham, of Lartington Esq. F. G. S. &c. (pp. 172 – 184)
• An Account of the Explosion which took place in Jarrow Colliery on the 3rd August, 1830, by John Buddle, Esq. (pp. 184 – 206)
• Account of some Fossil Stems of Trees found penetrating through the Strata above the High Main Coal, at Killingworth Colliery, at a depth of 48 fathoms, by Mr. Nicholas Wood (pp. 206 – 215)
• Synopsis of the several Seams of Coal in the Newcastle District, by John Buddle, Esq. (pp. 215 – 225)
• Extract from a Minute Book on the Explosion at Harraton Colliery, in the Year, 1808, by Mr Matthias Dunn (pp. 241 – 244)
• A Catalogue of the Birds hitherto met with in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham, by P. J. Selby, Esq., F. R. S., F. L. S., M. W. S., &c. &c. (pp. 244 – 291)
• Notice of Cypselus alpinus, and Mergus cucullatus, by P. J. Selby, Esq. (pp. 291 – 294)
• On the Geology of a Part of Northumberland and Cumberland, by Mr Nicholas Wood, Killingworth (pp. 302 – 334)
• List of Presents and Purchases
• Index
• Explanation of the Plates

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