Notes and Comments. 95 



obviously imperfect, and scratched by ploughs or other similar 

 agency. The authors say, ' Possibly, some day they will be 

 found to furnish a pre-Roman link with Scandinavia.' 

 Possibly not. No. loi of the same journal, issued simul- 

 taneously, is occupied by an elaborate and scholarly report on 

 ' Excavations at Slack, 1913-1915,' by P. W. Dodd and A. W. 

 Woodward. It is illustrated by a plan, views of excavations, 

 relics, etc., on 27 plates. 



THE DINOSAUR."^ 



Behold the mighty Dinosaur, 



Famous in prehistoric lore. 



Not only for his weight and strength. 



But for his intellectual length. 



You will observe by these remains 



The creature had two sets of brains — 



One in his head (the usual place). 



The other at his spinal base. 



Thus he could reason a priori 



As well as a posteriori. 



No problem bothered him a bit : 



He made both head and tail of it. 



So wise he was, so wise and solemn. 



Each thought filled just a spinal column. 



If one brain found the pressure strong. 



It passed a few ideas along : 



If something slipped his forward mind, 



'Twas rescued by the one behind : 



And if in error he was caught. 



He had a saving afterthought. 



As he thought twice before he spoke. 



He had no judgments to revoke : 



For he could think without congestion. 



Upon both sides of every question. 



Oh, gaze upon this model beast, 



Defunct ten million years at least. 



: o : 



Starlings with young, in January, at Harrogate. — 

 This morning, January 23rd, a pair of Starlings is carrying 

 food to its young. Starlings had been busy about their 

 nesting hole for some time, but I had no idea they were really 

 busy with family matters. The winter has been extraordinarily 

 mild, and roses in abundance have been blooming in the open, 

 the recent high winds have, however, played havoc with the 

 flowers. It was strange to see the bushes with plenty of 

 blooms, but no leaves. Some gardens are now full of Prim- 

 roses, Polyanths, etc. If the present mild weather continues, 

 many early nests will be found. — R. Fortune. 



* B. L. Taylor in The Chicago Tribune. 

 1921 Mar. 1 



