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NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



THE BATTLE OF LAND AND SEA.* 



In a remarkably cheap volume, with the above title, Mr. 

 W. Ashton gives a ver}'^ complete history of the recent geological 

 changes on the Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales Coasts, 

 together with an account of the origin of the Lancashire 

 sandhills. By the aid of geological and historical evidence, the 

 author graphically describes the erosion and growth of land ; 

 and his narrative is illustrated by photographs of submerged 

 forests, etc. Of particular value is the reproduction of various 

 plans and maps of different dates, which shew at a glance the 

 alteration in the form of the coastline. 



THE PAL^ONTOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. 



With its customary regularity the volume of the Palaeon- 

 tographical Society made its appearance at the close of the old 

 year. To collectors, curators, geologists and zoologists in 

 general, the work is in\-aluable. The wonder is that so much can 

 be issued for the small subscription of one guinea. The various 

 authors give their serxices, and some of the plates are paid for 

 by the Carnegie Trust for the University of Scotland ; conse- 

 quently subscribers receive a maximum amount of material 

 for their money. We trust that as many of our readers as 

 possible will encourage this society in its work by sending in 

 their names and subscriptions to Dr. Smith Woodward, of the 

 British Museum (Natural History), South Kensington. 



WOLVES, FISHES AND MOLLUSCS. 



Amongst the items in the present volume are memoirs ' On 

 the Pleistocene Canidae,' by Prof. Reynolds, with plates illus- 

 trating the osteology of fossil wolves and foxes ; ' Carboniferous 

 Ganoid Fishes ' (7 plates), by Dr. Traquair ; ' Fishes of the 

 Chalk ' (6 plates), by Dr. A. Smith Woodward ; and ' Cretaceous 

 LamelHbranchs ' (10 plates), by Mr. H. Woods. In these 

 monographs several species from Speeton, Hebclen Bridge and 

 other northern localities are figured. 



STEREOSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY. 



There can be no doubt that stereoscopic photography, for 

 natural history purposes, has great advantages over the ordinary 

 method ; and it has long been known that a member of the 

 editorial staff of this journal (Mr. Riley Fortune, F.Z.S.), has 



* Southport, \V. Ashton & Son, 217 pp., 1/6 net. 

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