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the paragraphs of greatest value to naturaUsts, and for these the 

 reader is referred to the pamphlet itself, which concludes with 

 particulars concerning- the practice of 'dimming-' as followed at 

 the 'S'orkshire cliffs. As already stated, Mr. Wade is an accom- 

 plished cragsman hiniself. 1 have seen hini * ower cliff ' with, 

 and without, ropes. In the latter case his sure-footedness 

 reminded me of a chaniois, and, o\\ one occasion, when I wished 

 to descend to a ledge at the bottom of a little sloping- path, and 

 sug-gested that a rope round my waist would be an advantage, 

 I was met by the remark from ' Old Ned ' : ' Wy ! Mr. Wade 

 wad hop down theer!' so that it niust have been some extra- 



Guillemots on Hateley Shoot. 



ordinary feat of daring- which caused the same ' Old Ned ' to 

 shake his stick and exclaim, ' Eh ! A'd a mahnd te warm ver ' 

 (p. 18). 



As reg-ards the illustrations, which are from photographs 

 taken by the author, perhaps the best are those of Guillemots 

 on Hateley Shoot (one of which is reproduced herewith), but, 

 where all are excellent, it is difficult to institute comparisons. 



Mr. Wade's notes were read to the Hull Scientific and Field 

 Naturalists' Club, and the pamphlet is issued by that society. 



T. H. X. 



1903 March 2. 



