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NATURE STUDY. 

 The increased interest now being" taken in Nature study 

 must be most gratifying- to all naturalists. It is also a pleasing 

 sign to find the educational authorities doing so much to 

 encourage the study of natural history amongst children. 

 Various articles on the subject have also appeared in the 

 popular magazines. Owo. of these, of particular interest, occurs 

 in the April 'Royal Magazine' from the pen of Mr. Wilfred 

 Mark Webb. In this the writer reviews the work accomplished 

 in various Yorkshire and other schools, and illustrates his 

 remarks by several well-chosen illustrations, one of which is 

 here reproduced by the courtesy of the editor. It represents 

 a group of Bootham boys on a Nature study excursion in a 

 district familiar with our readers. ' Pearson's Magazine ' for 



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Bootham Boys uii a Nature aiuij.v Lxcu. sivvii. 



the same month also contains two illustrated papers of interest 

 to naturalists, viz., 'The Migration of British Birds,' by Harry 

 F. Witherby, and ' Do Monkeys Speak,' by R. L. Garner. 



BRITISH BRONZE AXES. 

 It is remarkable what a large number of hoards of British 

 bronze axes have been found in the northern counties from 

 time to time. Sometimes as many as forty have been unearthed 

 together, and in many instances they were evidently in the 

 possession of the bronze casters, as they are not unfrequently in 

 the rough. In one or two instances the moulds used for casting 

 have been found with the hoards. One of the most recent 

 discoveries was made last year near Urswick, Furness. This 



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