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and later Manors and Domestic Homesteads. These last 

 especially are worth careful consideration, as doubtless in 

 various parts of the country, numerous 'camps,' etc., described 

 as British or Roman, are of much later age — a well-known 

 ' ancient British ' mound in Yorkshire has recently proved 

 to be mediaeval in date. Mr. Wadmore's book is worthy of 

 careful study, as most of the types of earthworks he gives 

 occur in other parts of Britain. The reproductions of the 

 author's sketches add much to the value of the work. 



XORTHERX GUIDES. 



Messrs. Ward, Lock & Co., have sent us their Guides to 

 Whitby, Scarborough, Harrogate, The English Lakes, and Edin- 

 burgh, each of which is bound in stout cloth and is of convenient 

 size for the pocket. Illustrations are plentiful, and maps are 

 included on an unusually lavish scale. The guides are just 

 what the tourist requires, and in each case the surrounding 

 country is well described — for instance, under Harrogate are 

 accounts of Knaresborough , Ripon, Hkley and York. Each 

 is sold at 2s., a price certainly far less than the cost of pro- 

 duction. A list of the guides issued will be sent on application 

 to the publishers. 



COLLECTING. 



The fourth edition of Sir James Yoxall's ' A. B. C. about 

 Collecting,' is announced.* Every naturalist is essentially 

 a collector, of specimens — or facts, or both, hence this 

 volume should appeal to our readers. In natural history 

 matters, however, frauds are not so prevalent — excepting 

 in the way of fictitious data ; but in the ordinary mode of 

 collecting — according to Sir James, pitfalls are many, and 

 he indicates the way in which these should be avoided, 

 and methods of detecting the more obvious forgeries in glass, 

 china, pottery, prints, etc. Sir James relates many interesting 

 accounts of his experiences in collecting. 



PALiEONTOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. 



The last volume (LXXII.) of the Palaeontographical Society 

 issued, contains two monographs ; the first on ' The Pliocene 

 MoUusca,' by F. W. Harmer, the second on ' The Ordovician 

 and Silurian Bellerophontacea,' by F. R. Cowper Reed. In 

 the former quite a number of names of the author's friends 

 and fellow workers are perpetuated, viz., Murcx harrisoni, 

 Ocinebra kendalli, Scala chatwini , Admete sheppardi, Turbonilla 

 kendalli, Alvania cossmanni, and Alvania bellii. We have not 

 repeated the author's error in putting capital letters to these 

 trivial names. 



* Stanky Paul, ^S:: yxi., 13/- net. 



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