216 Notes and Comments. 
Prof. L. T. O'Shea, E. W. Thirkell, G. Blake Walker, W. Wilde 
and J. R.R. Wilson. The late John Nevin acted as Chairman 
of the Committee for several years, and the collection was 
largely due to his initiative. It contains details of the various 
borings in the numerous Yorkshire collieries. 
SINKER’S TERMS. 
There is a general introduction and a glossary of Sinker’s 
terms, many of which are somewhat unusual, namely :— 
Blaes and Balls, Black Bat, Blue Bind, Cank, Clod, Clunch, 
Conny, Corrity Stone Bind, Fakes, Fakey Blaes, Greydogs, 
Mingy, Rattle Kack, Skerry, Slum or Sloom, Smuts or Smut, 
Soapy Blaes, Spavin and Spire. Those concerned in the 
thickness and depth of the various old rocks of the county 
will find some useful information in this volume. The second 
includes a map of the coalfield showing the position of the vari- 
ous colleries, and lines of two sections, which are given in detail 
in the same cover. One is from Burnley to Pontefract, and 
the other from Manchester to Doncaster. 
THE CROSSLAND COLLECTION OF FUNGI. 
We see from the Kew Bulletin an interesting announcement, 
to which we have already briefly referred in these pages :— 
“A valuable addition to the already extensive mycological 
collection in the herbarium has been made through the purchase 
of the series of drawings and specimens of British fungi belong- 
ing to Mr. C. Crossland, of Halifax. The drawings, representing 
543 species, mostly Discomycetes, are especially welcome. There 
is a coloured representation of each species, natural size, 
accompanied by sections, dissections and spore measurements ; 
also a detailed description, critical notes, etc., and in each 
instance by the specimens from which the figures and descrip- 
tions were drawn. The general collection of fungi, numbering 
2,000 species, is in an excellent state of preservation, and 
embraces representatives of every group of British fungi. 
There are also some 84 Myxomycetes.’ Y 
OF. 
The Report of the Libvavy and Museum at Bootle shows that the museum 
still continues its useful educational work in that town. 
Belfast Museum Publication, No. 49, deals with ‘The House Fly and 
Disease,’ and is illustrated. It is written by the Curator, Mr. A. Deane. 
The Colchester Museum has issued its report for the past year (32 
pages, 2d.), and, as usual, it contains particulars of an enormous number 
of valuable additions. There are illustrations of some recent antiquities. 
The 44th Report of the Rochdale Public Libraries, Avt Gallery and 
Museum Committee contains a portrait of the late Col. Fishwick, F.S.A., 
as well as particulars of additions during the year, of the lectures given, 
Etc) 
Naturalist, 
