THE ESSEX NATURALIST: BEING THE Journal of the Essex Field Club. EDITED BY WILLIAM COLE, Honorary Secretary. VOLUME II. JANUARY — DECEMBER, 1888. " Men that undertake only one district, are much more likely to advance natural knowledge, than those that grasp at more than they can possibly be acquainted with. Every kingdom, every province, should have its own Mono- grapher."—Gilbert White, of Selborne. [The authors alone are responsible for the statements and opinions contained in their respective papers.] PUBLISHED BY THE CLUB, BUCKHURST HILL, ESSEX. 1888.