REVIEWS—BRITISH FRESHWATER FISHES, ETC. 205 
Acbietvs, 
A History of British Freshwater Fishes. By the Rev. W. Hoventon, 
M.A., F.L.8., Rector of Preston-on-the-Weald Moors, Wellington, 
Salop. In two handsome volumes, extra large 4to. Price (to sub- 
cribers only) £3 10s. Applications for copies should be made to the 
Author at the above address. 
Tis work, being the production of an author in our own district, calls 
for special notice. Mr. Houghton is known to be an accomplished 
naturalist, and has already published several popular books on Natural 
History. The present volumes are of a more solid character. They 
contain a well-written description of every known British freshwater 
fish, illustrated by exquisitely coloured figures. Some of the Salmonide 
are figured for the first time. Each chapter is headed with a finely- 
engraved landscape, illustrating scenes dear to the angler. An introduc- 
tion, on the classification and structure of fishes is clearly written and 
copiously illustrated, the comparative anatomy of the several types being 
well displayed. The get-up of the work is really magnificent. It is at 
once the most complete monograph of this branch, of natural history 
which has been published, and a most elegant ornament for the drawing- 
room table. The book is so good that we wish it were cheaper. 
C.C. 
Cardiff Naturalists’ Society—Report and Transactions for 1878. 
Tas is the eleventh report of this large society, which includes 421 
subscribing members. During the year fourteen lectures of a generally 
scientific nature were delivered, eight of which were given by local 
members, and the other six by professional scientists of high standing. 
The work of the sections of the society appears to depend (as in most of 
our local societies) upon a very few of the members. Mr. Franklin 
G. Evans furnishes an excellent detailed meteorological report; but the 
feature of the volume is the account by Messrs. T. H. Thomas and John 
Storrie, of the ‘‘ Tridactyl Uniserial Ichnolites in the Trias, at Newton 
Nottage, near Porthcawl, Glamorganshire.”. This article, with its illus- 
trations, may be considered asia continuation of the excellent series of 
detailed accounts of local geological features which have appeared in 
back volumes of the Cardiff Naturalists’ Society, and which are chiefly 
due to the energy and love for thorough geological work of Mr. W. Adams, 
the founder of the society. The footprints described are five in number, 
and occur on a large slab of dolomitic conglomerate, (Keuper,) which has 
been removed to the Cardiff Museum. They are each about 9in. in 
length by 6in. in width, three-toed, and generally very similar to the 
footprints of Brontozowm, found so plentifully in the sandstones of 
Connecticut, also of triassic age. They also much resemble the tracks 
of the emu and cassowary of to-day. Such a discovery as this should lead 
dwellers in triassic districts to examine more closely the sandstone beds 
which are now so much neglected from the belief that they contain no 
organic remains, W. J. 4H. 
