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privilege so kindly granted to visit their respective estates ; 
and to Mr. R. N. Douglas, M.A., for permission to visit the 
Museum at Giggleswick Grammar School. Hearty thanks were 
also accorded to the divisional Secretary, Mr. J. Hartshorn, 
for the excellent local arrangements he had made. 
On Saturday evening Mr. John Holmes gave a lecture 
upon the Geological features of the Settle District. Mr. J. H. 
Howarth; J.P:, F.G:S., o¢cupied: the chair.’ Mr. Holmes 
stated that the three outstanding geological features of the 
Settle district were the Millstone Grit on the south, the Great 
Scar Limestone between the southern and northern branches 
of the Craven Fault, and the Silurian track from Stainforth 
to Horton. 
These features were dealt with in detail, and their character- 
istics pointed out in a very lucid manner. At Settle itself 
the Craven Fault has brought up the Great Scar Limestone 
to a height of several hundred feet above-the Millstone Grit, 
and this prominent feature extends from beyond Austwick to 
Attermire, a typical limestone tract with very little drift. 
Further north, at Stainforth, the Silurian rocks representing 
an older formation than the limestone, are brought nearly to 
the same level as the limestone scar. Mr. Holmes briefly 
outlined the notable geological features which would be met 
with on the route traversed on Whit Monday. The chief of 
these were the Ingletonian Rocks at Horton, the Bala Lime- 
stone at Cragg Hill, the Austwick Grits and the Horton Flags. 
The formation of the Ribble Valley and the glaciation of the 
district were also shortly discussed. Several maps and dia- 
grammatic drawings were also exhibited by Mr. Holmes. A 
discussion followed.—W. E. L. W. 
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.—Mr. Rosse Butterfield writes :— 
The most interesting bird I noticed was the Grasshopper 
Warbler on Austwick Moss. On the same moss and Lawkland 
Moss the Sedge Warbler and Reed Bunting were noticeably 
common. The Golden Crested Wren was seen in the pinewoods 
overlooking Austwick Moss. Owls frequented the wood as 
was shown by the pellets. On previous visits I have seen 
the Long-eared Owl here. The Redstart was common in all 
the wooded parts. Frequenting the screes several Kestrels 
were observed. The Wheatear was quite at home nesting in 
the limestone walls in the high summit over Settle. The 
Curlew, Redshank, Snipe, Yellow Wagtail, Ring Ouzel and 
Meadow Pipit were seen in all likely places, and nests of some 
were found. . 
On Helwith Moss a young dead Coot was picked up. The 
woods at Horton-in-Ribblesdale were tenanted by the character- 
istic sylvan birds in North-West Yorks, a special feature being 
the abundance of Spotted Flycatchers. 
1915 Aug. 1. 
