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which, according to Dr. Moss, is not worthy of recognition as a 

 species or variety. The paper also deals with several ahen oaks 

 such as Q. lanuginosa, Q. cerris and Q. Ilex ; it includes a useful 

 key, and is illustrated by a plate of the hybrid oak. 



FOSSIL LEMMINGS. 



In an interesting note on the Vertebrate Fauna^ found in 

 the cave earth at Dog Holes, Warton Crag, which appeared 



Arctic Lemmingl(top), Norwegian Lemming and ! 

 Northern Vole (bottom). 



in the ' Lancashire Naturalist ' for February, Mr. J. W. Jackson 

 gives an interesting list of species found, which includes the 

 Frog, Toad, Slow-Worm, Common Lizard, House Martin, 

 Whinchat, Blue Tit, Mole, Common Shrew, Pigmy Shrew, 

 Daubenton's Bat, Lesser Horseshoe Bat (as well as another 

 species of Bat) , Northern Long-tailed Field Mouse, Northern 

 Lemming, Norwegian Lemming, Bank-Vole, Water- Vole. Field- 

 Vole, Northern Vole (together with the bones of other smaller 

 Rodents), and Weasel. This constitutes an extraordinarily 



Naturalist, 



