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into the sea, and become stone. That is why snakestones are 

 hardly ever found with their heads on ! And the story is per- 

 petuated in the arms of the borough, which consists of three 

 snakestones. Hearing that a Whitby dealer had been fortunate 

 enough to find one with a ' head,' complete, we wrote for it, 

 and duly received it with an intimation that such perfect 

 specimens were exceedingly scarce, and rarely met with. The 



A " Snakeslone." 



"' head ' is fairly well made, with eyes and mouth complete, 

 though it still retains the marks of the file. An application 

 for other two specimens (accompanied by a postal order !) 

 was successful, and doubtless our friend w'ill be fortunate 

 enough to ' find ' others, if he gets orders for them ! 



YORKSHIRE ORNITHOLOGY. 



It is pleasing to find that through the efforts of the officials 

 •of the Vertebrate Section of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, 

 a keen interest in ornithology is being created in the county. 

 The meeting at Leeds a few days ago, reported in another 

 column, was most encouraging, and would have been creditable 

 to any of the London societies. The attendance was almost too 

 good, having regard to the size of the room ! The meeting 

 lasted from 3 o'clock in the afternoon until a late hour in the 

 evening, wath only a short break for tea ; and the interest was 

 sustained throughout. The work of this section might well 

 be copied by other sections of the Union. 



1910 Mar. I, 



