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Geological Survey Memoir 1 that this Post-deposit continues to be 

 developed both east and west of the above sections, and a figure 

 there shown represents it as deeply indented into the underlying 

 bed. I may mention that the Boulder-clay is well developed 

 on the Braintree line at about a quarter of a mile from the 

 Witham sections, and still further on it is found resting on 

 Westleton-gravel and sand. 



NOTES— ORIGINAL AND SELECTED. 



BIRDS. 

 Brambling in Essex. — This bird (Fringilla montijvin<. 

 is commonly esteemed a very irregular visitor, but is often seen 

 in winter in Epping Forest. On March 28th, 1906, Mr. Robert 

 Eve, of Maiden, sent two specimens to the museum, with a 

 note calling attention to the very unusual numbers of the 

 bird then in various parts of the county. Mr. Eve continued, 

 " the two specimens I send were killed yesterday at Witham out 

 of a flock of fully fifty birds. Besides the great numbers of these 

 somewhat uncommon birds, it is very curious that they should 

 be staying with us so late." 



FISHES. 



The Fishes of the Thames in 1746.— I have lately 

 come across a curious and interesting old book, by one Roger 

 Griffith, " Water-bailiff " to the Lord Mayor of London, which 

 was published in 1746 with the object of proving that the 

 Conservancy of the Thames is in the hands of the Corporation 

 of the City of London. 2 With the greater part of the arguments 

 advanced by the author the members of the Essex Field Club 

 have no concern, but his remarks on the various kinds of fish 

 met with in the river in his day are, I think, worth reprinting. 

 Discussing the river, he exclaims : 



How remarkably good is its salmon ! What fine large flounders, smelts, 

 shads, trout, graylin, perch, carp, barbell, chub, roach, dace, gudgeon, pike, and 

 other fish, as eels, lamprey, bleak, ruffe are caught above London Bridge; and 

 many other kinds of salt-water fish, as bass, mullet, turbots, soles, maids, 

 place, dabs, skates, thornbacks, halybuts, pearl, whiting, haddock, &c, 



1 " The Geology of tin N.W. part of Essex, etc., being explanation of Sheet 47 (one-inch) 

 map of the Geological Survey. 



2 An Essay to prove that the Jurisdiction and Conservancy of the Uiver Thames is com- 

 mitted to the Lord Mayor and City of London (London, 80., 1746). The passage quoted occurs 

 on p. 21. 



