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Sandstone, Liassic Shale, some of the latter having embedded in 

 it pieces of coniferous wood, maintaining its original structure, 

 and to a large extent its woody fibre. The boulders generally- 

 showed distinct striae. One huge block of Shap Granite 

 being sunk into the sand of the beach, and weighing about 

 two tons, was especially noticed. Along the shore many 

 beautiful stones, agates, and other small debris of the boulder 

 clay erosion were picked up. 



A Jet Miner's drift on the south Cheek of the Bay was 

 inspected, some of the more adventurous spirits of the party 

 penetrating as far as the " face " and conversing with the 

 Miner. Others examined the spoil heap, recognising in the 

 shale the characteristic Ammonite (A : serpentinus) Inocer- 

 amus duUus and many fragments of fish remains. Leaving 

 the jet rock behind and going towards the sea, the annulatus 

 rock was come upon, bearing upon its surface the markings of 

 many of its special Ammonite (A : annulatus) and numerous 

 belemnites (B : cylindricus and elegans). The last ^rock 

 examined before climbing to Kettleness, was the A : spinatus 

 Zone, where the ruddy character of the ironstone rock and 

 markings of its well known Ammonite were carefully observed 

 The splitting up of the Cleveland ironstone bed was also made 

 out and traced to Kettleness point, where the hardness of its 

 several beds gives an irregular contour to 'that beautiful cliff 



On the way to Kettleness the Alum Shale section was 

 passed through, and the Common Ammonite noticed, together 

 with the nodular concretions with which the alum shale 

 abounds. 



_ The dogger bed overlying was also inspected and its richness 

 in iron noticed. As the Section was a surface one, only casts 

 of its fauna could be seen. The few feet of oolite that 

 remained before reaching the cliff top presented an unbroken 

 surface of Sandstone only. 



ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES FOR 1895. 

 By R. G. Clayton. 



The beginning of the year was noteworthy amongst Ornith- 

 ologists for the large number of Little Auks (Merqulus 

 alle) which visited Great Britain, especially the North and 

 Norlh-East Coasts. In October, 1894, I received from 

 Kedcar a female specimen in very poor condition, and heard 

 no more about the species until .lanuary, when large flocks 

 were at sea, inshore, along our immediate coast. Very many 



