Natural History Transactions of Northumberland and Durham 1871-1872

Summary

Natural History Transactions of Northumberland and Durham being papers read at the Meetings of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the Tyneside Naturalists’ Field Club 1871-1872

This volume contains:

• A Catalogue of the Insects of Northumberland and Durham [Revision of Coleoptera] – by Thomas John Bold (pp. 1-117)
• Report on a Collection of Annelids dredged off Northumberland and Durham by W. C.  McIntosh, M.D., F.L.S. (pp. 118-120)
• Catalogue of the Echinodermata of Northumberland and Durham by George Hodge (pp. 120-150)
• Notes on the Geology of Part of South Durham by Jas. W. Kirkby and Joseph Duff (pp. 150-198)
• Note on an undescribed Fossil Fish from the Newsham Coal-Shale near Newcastle-on-Tyne by Albany Hancock (pp. 199-201)
• On the Occurence of Loxomma Allmanni in the Northumberland Coal-Field by Albany Hancock and Thos. Atthey (pp. 201-208)
• Description of a Labyrinthodont Amphibian, a new Generic Form, obtained in the Coal-Shale at Newsham, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne by Albany Hancock, F.L.S., and Thomas Atthey (pp. 208-231)
• On Proterosaurus Speneri, von Meyer, and a new species, Proterosaurus Huxleyi, from the Marl-State of Midderidge, Durham by Albany Hancock, F.L.S., and Richard Howse (pp. 232-242)
• On Dorypterus Hoffmanni, Germar, from the Marl-Slate of Middleridge, Durham by Albany Hancock, F.L.S., and Richard Howse (pp. 243-268)
• On Saccammina Carteri, a new Foraminifer from the Carboniferous Limestone of Northumberland by Henry. B. Brady, F.L.S., F.G.S. (pp. 269-278)
• Presidents Address (TNFC), read at the 25th anniversary meeting – George Stewardson Brady, ESQ., C.M.Z.S. (pp. 279-303)
• Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club extract “Herefordshire Trees” (pp. 294-295)
• Office Bearers (TNFC) (pp. 304)
• New Members (TNFC) (pp. 305)
• Treasurer’s Account (TNFC) (pp. 307)
• Meteorological Report for 1870 & Climatological Report, 1870 edited by the Rev. R. F. Wheeler, M.A. (pp. 308-348)
• A Catalogue of the Insects of Northumberland and Durham (Hemiptera-Heteroptera) by Thomas John Bold (pp. 328-385)
• Description of a considerable portion of a Mandibular Ramus of Anthracosaurus Russelli; with Notes on Loxomma and Archichthys – by Albany Hancock, F.L.S., and Thomas Atthey (pp. 385-397)
• A few Remarks on Dipterus and Ctenodus, and on their Relationship to Ceratodus Forsteri, Krefft by Albany Hancock, F.L.S., and Thomas Attley (pp. 397-407)
• Descriptive Notes on a nearly entire specimen of Pleurodus Rankinii, on two new species of Platysomus and a new Amphicentrum, with Remarks on a few other Fish-remains found in the Coal-Measures at Newsham by Albany Hancock, F.L.S., and Thomas Attley (pp. 408-423)
• A List of the non-parasitic Copepula of the North-east coast of England by Geo. Stewardson Brady, C.M.Z.S. (pp. 423-445)
• Meteorological Report for 1871 edited by the Rev. R. F. Wheeler, M.A. and the Rev. E. Hooppell, LL.D. (pp. 445-511)
• Miscellaneous Notices and Observations by S. Brady, George S. Brady, Thomas John Bold and Edward Mounsey (pp. 511-514)
• President’s Address (TNFC), read at the 25th anniversary meeting by George Clayton Atkinson, ESQ. (pp. 514-525)
• Office Bearers (TNFC) (pp. 526-527)
• New Members (TNFC) (pp. 528)
• List of Members (TNFC) (pp. 530-538)

• Natural History Society Report of the Committee, 1871 – R. S. Newall, ESQ. (pp. 539-541)
• Treasurer in Account (NHS) (pp. 542)
• List of Donations (NHS) (pp. 543-547)
• Officers of the Natural History Society (pp. 548-549)
• List of Members (NHS) (pp. 550-552)
• List of Honorary Members (NHS) (pp. 553)
• List of Associates (NHS) (pp. 554-555)
• List of Illustrations (pp. 556)
• Index to Volume IV (pp. 557-558)
  

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