188 Protection of Wild Life in Yorkshire. 
practice of photography is infinitely more sporting and the 
resulting pleasure is immeasurably greater and lasting. One 
comes into intimate contact with the rarest and wildest of 
our birds and animals, and the pleasure of watching their 
home life at the range of a few feet cannot be realised until 
experienced. No elaborate outfit is really needed. A small 
square tent as a hide, with a cover not too glaring, is every bit 
as efficacious as the most elaborate tree trunks, stuffed oxen 
or sheep, and no trouble whatever to cart about. I would, 
however, suggest that photographers who have no genuine 
interest in natural history and no sympathy or love for wild 
life, and there are far too many of this class about who have 
been attracted to the work by the pretty pictures they some- 
times obtain, should abstain from the practice, as they at times 
do considerable harm, in addition to bringing disgrace upon 
the genuine naturalist, as people cannot always discriminate 
between the two. Photography should be subservient to the 
real study of the habits and ways of wild things.* 

snOws 

The Rev. Armitage Goodall contributes a valuable paper on the ‘ Scan- 
dinavian Element in Yorkshire Place Names’ to Part 17 of the Transac- 
tions of the Yorkshire Dialect Society. 
Mr. J. Bradley kindly sends us another of his interesting leaflets issued 
in connection with the Haworth Ramblers, the present being in description 
of a ramble to Eshton and Newfield Hall on Easter Monday. 
The circular issued by the Haworth Ramblers for an excursion to 
Bolling Hall Museum, Bradford, on Sunday, May 2lst, is illustrated by 
a block of that institution, and contains an account of the building. 
Volume XXI. of the Transactions of the East Riding Antiquarian 
Society contains the following items: East Riding Muster Roll, 1625, by 
T. Sheppard ; Archdeacons of the East Riding, Rev. A. A. R. Gill; Docu- 
ments at Scampton, Rev. C. V. Collier; Old Wills from Harpham, W. 
Brown ; The Whitby Arms, G. Buchanan ; Interior of St. Mary’s Church, 
Scarborough, prior to its restoration, W. Hastings Fowler; St. Marys 
Church, Scarborough, Rev. C. Cooper ; Record work for Photographic 
Societies, T. Sheppard ; a German Raid on Sutton in 1872; and Arthur 
Francis Leach, an appreciation, by J. Bilson. 
We much regret to record the death of Mr. Alexander Ramsay at Kew 
recently, in his 77th year. Mr. Ramsay was born at Hampstead, and 
was educated at the Bluecoat School, then in Newgate Street, and after- 
wards at St. Andrew’s University, Scotland. He was sometime reader at 
Bradbury and Evans’; afterwards, in consequence of his deafness, he 
resorted to literature as his occupation. He revised Johnson’s Gazeteer, 
and wrote a book on Mineralogy, and many articles from Magazines. In 
recent years he compiled and published a remarkable bibliography, called 
‘The Scientific Roll.’ This was commenced in 1880, Vol. I., being en- 
titled ‘ A Bibliography, Guide and Index of Climate,’ Vol. II., completed 
in 1900, dealt with ‘Climate: Baric Condition, 1680-1883.’ The next © 
section dealt with was Bacteria, and Vol. I. was completed in 1905, Vol 2., 
also dealing with Bacteria, was completed in 1913. He edited The Garner 
and other publications. 

* This address was illustrated by photographs of all the species mentioned. 
Naturalist, 
