Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle-Upon Tyne, 1904 – 1907

Summary

This volume includes:

Part 1

• Contents (pp. iii – vi)
• Preface to the New Series of Transactions (p. 1)
• Notes on Entomostraca found at the Roots of Laminariae. By Prof. G. S. Brady, M.D., F.R.S., etc. (Plates I. and II.) (pp. 3 – 9)
• Ancient Egypt. Part i. By R. Coltman Clephan, F.S.A. (illustrated) (pp. 10 – 34)
• On the Fishes of the North-East Coast. By Alexander Meek, M.Sc. (pp. 35 – 38)
• Miscellanea (illustrated) (pp. 39 – 40)
• Report of the Natural History Society for 1902-03 (pp. 41 – 60)
• Abstracts of Lectures delivered at the Evening Meetings of the Society, Winter Session, 1902-03 (pp. 61 – 69)
• Report of Field Meetings, 1903 (pp. 70 – 74)
• Rules of the Natural History Society adopted at the Annual Meeting, 1903 (pp. 75 – 82)
• List of Members of the Natural History Society, January, 1904 (pp. 83 – 94)

Part 2

• A Ramble up Burnhope. By the Rev. W. J. Wingate (illustrated) (pp. 95 – 114)
• Ancient Egypt. Monuments, Forms of Writing, and System of Religion Part ii. By R. Coltman Clephan, F.S.A (pp. 115 – 143)
• On the Migrations and the Growth of Plaice. By Alex. Meek, M.Sc. (illustrated) (pp. 144 – 154)
• Catalogue of Butterflies collected in Burmah. By Lieut.-Col. C. H. E. Adamson, C.I.E. (Remarks and Part i.) (pp. 155 – 189)
• Report of the Natural History Society for 1903-04 (pp. 190 – 209)
• On Copepoda and other Crustacea taken off Northumberland and Durham in July, 1904. Ay Prof G. S. Brady, M.D.. F.R.S., etc. (Plates III.-VI.) (pp. 210 – 223)
• Notes on some Additions, etc., to the Coleoptera of the Northumberland and Durham District. By Richard S. Bagnall, F. E.S. (pp. 224 – 247)
• The Genus Tapinocyba. By A. Randell Jackson, M.B., M.Sc. (Plates VII. and VIII.) (pp. 248 – 261)
• Report of Field Meetings of the Natural History Society, 1904. By the Rev. W. McLean Brown (pp. 262 – 277)
• Geological Notes for a Visit to Rothley Crag. By Prof G. A. Lebour, M.A., F.G.S., etc. (pp. 277 – 283)
• Notes of an old Iron Smelting Furnace at Wheel Birks. By David Richardson (illustrated) (pp. 283 – 287)
• On some Lacustrine Deposits in the Drift near Ferryhill. by J. Coggin Brown, B.Sc. (illustrated) (pp. 288 – 292)
• Summer Frosts and their Effects on Swedes and Mangels in the North of England. By Prof. D. A. Gilchrist, M.Sc.(pp. 293 – 298)
• Miscellanea (pp. 299 – 306)

Part 3

• Report of Natural History Society for 1904-05 (pp. 307 – 329)
• On the Crustacean Fauna of a Salt-water Pond at Amble. By Prof. G. S. Brady, M.D., F.R.S., etc. (Plates IX. and X.) (pp. 330 – 336)
• The Spiders of the Tyne Valley. By A. Randell Jackson, M.B., M.Sc. (pp. 337 – 405)
• Notes on New and Rare Local Beetles :
  • • I. Triplax bicolor, Gyll., a species of Coleoptcra new to the British Catalogue. By Richard S. Bagnall, F.E.S. (pp. 406 – 411)
    • II. The European Species of the Genus Triplax, with some notes on the species which occur in Great Britain, and a table of their distinctive characters. By Prof. T. Hudson Beare, B.Sc., F.R.S.E. (pp. 411 – 414)
    • III . Agathidium badium, Er., a new British Beetle from Gibside. By Richard S. Bagnall, F.E.S. (pp. 414 – 416)
    • IV . Epurcea angiistnla, Er., and Acrulia inflata, Gyll., Coleopterous Parasites on species of the Stephensian genus Trypodendron. By Richard S. Bagnall (pp. 416 – 420)
• Derwenthaugh Land in Derwent Gut. By the Rev. Arthur Watts, L.Th., F.G.S. (illustrated) (pp. 421 – 433)
• The Landslip at Claxheugh, Co. Durham, September, 1905. By D. Woolacott, D.Sc., F.G.S. (illustrated) (pp. 434 – 436)
• Larval Trematodes of the Northumberland Coast. By Marie V. Lebour, B.Sc. (Plates IX.-XI11., so numbered in error for XI.-XV.) (pp. 437 – 454)
• Report of Field Meetings for 1905. By W. E. Beck (pp. 455 – 470)
• Report of Natural History Society for 1905-06 (pp. 471 – 498)
• Miscellanea (pp. 499 – 501)
• Index to Vol. I (pp. 502 – 506)

List of Plates (p. v)

• Plates illustrating Prof. Brady’s paper on Entomostraca found at the roots of Laminarias, (between p. 8 and p. 9)
  • Plate I. Cyclops salinus, Pontopolites typicus, Amymone rubra.
  • Plate II. Argilloecia propinqua, Harpacticus chelifer.
• Plates illustrating Prof. Brady’s paper on Copepoda, etc., taken in July, 1904 (between p. 222 and p. 223)
  • Plate III. Microsetella rosea, Delavalia pygmea, Ameira breviremis.
  • Plate IV. Ameira breviremis, Stenhelia meeki.
  • Plate V. Tetragoniceps bradyi, Thalestris robusta.
  • Plate VI. Oncaea anglica, Thalestris denti
• Plates illustrating Dr. Jackson’s paper on the genus Tapinocyba (between p. 260 and p. 261)
  • Plates VII. and VIII. Figures of cephalothorax, palpus, etc., in the different species
• Plates illustrating Prof. Brady’s paper on the Crustacea of a salt-water pond at Amble (between p. 336 and p. 337)
  • Plate IX. Bradya minor, Ectinosoma brunnea.
  • Plate X. Proteocypris salina, Cyclopina gracilis.
• Plates illustrating Miss Lebour’s paper on larval Trematodes, [by an oversight these have been numbered from IX. to XIII. instead of from XI. to XV.] (between p. 454 and p. 455)
  • Plate IX. Monostomum flavum, Cercaria ubiquita, Cercaria pirum.
  • Plate X. Monostomum (Cercaria lophocerca), Cercaria oocysta.
  • Plates XI. and XII. Distomum (Echinostomum) leptosomum.
  • Plate XIII. Bucephalus haimeanus

List Of Other Illustrations

• Illustrations to Mr. Clephan’s paper on Ancient Egypt, part i. :
  • Ground Plan of the Temple of Karnak (p.25)
  • Types of Columns and Capitals in the Great Temple of Karnak (missing – should have been facing p. 26)
  • The Great Hall of Columns, Karnak (facing  p. 30)
• Illustrations to Miscellanea (p. 39)
  • Photograph of Beluga caught at the mouth of the Tyne, June 10th, 1903 (facing p. 39)
• Illustrations to the Rev. W. J. Wingate’s paper on a Ramble up Burnhope :
  • The Horse Pool, Wearhead (facing p. 98)
  • Sandstone Rocks below Springwells (facing p. 98)
  • The Three-yard Limestone in the bed of the Wear (facing p. 106)
  • Faulted Beds represented by means of cards (facing p. 106)
  • Sections of Strata in Weardale Mines (p. 111)
• Illustration to Mr. Meek’s paper on the Migrations and Growth of Plaice :
  • Abnormally coloured Plaice (facing p. 154)
• Illustrations to Mr. David Richardson’s paper on an old Iron Smelting Furnace at Wheel Birks :
  • Plan of old Iron Furnace at Wheel Birks (p. 284)
  • Sketch showing probable design of the old Iron Furnace at Wheel Birks (p. 285)
• Illustrations to Mr. Coggin Brown’s paper on some Deposits in the Drift near Ferryhill :
  • Plan of Cuttings in Drift (p. 288)
  • Sketch-map of the District (p. 289)
  • Section on south side of south cutting (sketch) (p. 290)
  • Photograph of same (facing p. 290)
  • Section across the District (p. 291)
• Illustration to Prof. Brady’s paper on the Crustacea of a salt-water Pond at Amble :
  • Sketch-map of the Quarry Pond, Amble, and its surroundings (p. 331)
• Illustrations to the Rev. Arthur Watts’s paper on the Borings at Derwenthaugh :
  • Plan of the Borings at Derwenthaugh (p. 422)
  • Sketch-map of Lower Derwent Valley (p. 422)
  • Section at the Derwenthaugh Borings (p. 426)
• Illustrations to Dr. Woolacott’s paper on the Landslip at Claxheugh (between p. 434 and p. 437)
  • Photograph of Claxheugh before the occurrence of the landslip to follow
  • Photograph of Claxheugh after the landslip, September,1905
  • Section of Claxheugh Rock

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