REVIEWS AND BOOK NOTICES. 
*THE SHAPING OF LINDSEY BY THE TRENT.’ * 
In the ‘ Naturalist’ for 1895, Mr. F. M. Burton contributed a 
paper on ‘The Story of Lincoln Gap.’ A year previously his 
presidential address to the Lincolnshire Naturalists’ Union was 
entitled, ‘How the land between Gainsborough and Lincoln 
was formed.’ The fascinating line of research then formulated 
by Mr. Burton has since been followed up, and in his present 
attractive volume is given an exceedingly readable and clear 
account of the origin of the Lindsey landscape. Proper stress 
is laid upon the important part played by rivers in the formation 
of the present surface features of the area, and by the aid of 
diagrams and several excellent plates Mr. Burton indicates 
the old courses of some of the rivers, explains how and why 
these were changed, and deals in an interesting manner with 
the work being done by the present streams. Mr. Burton’s 
book should do much to popularise the study of geology in 
north Lincolnshire, and this we know, from personal experience, 
is what the author wishes. Being produced at Browns’ Savile 
Press, the ‘get up’ of the volume is all that can be desired. 
We are enabled to give our readers a specimen of the plates (see 
Plate XXXI.). 
The Report and Proceedings of the Manchester Field Natu- 
ralists’ and Archzologists’ Society for the year 1906 is to hand. 
It contains a hundred pages, principally devoted to reports of excursions. 
The longest article is on the Society's excursion to the Winchester district. 
It is a pity the millinery, etc., advertisements are not kept on separate 
sheets of paper. They could then be torn out without the volume suffering. 
We have received Part I. of ‘The Book of the Open Air’ (1/- net, to be 
completed in 12 parts, Hodder and Stoughton), a book which promises well. 
It is edited by Mr. Edward Thomas, and is produced in a way which warrants 
every praise. The first instalment contains (1) An open-air diary for April, 
and ‘Introduction,’ by the Editor; ‘In praise of rain,’ by W. W. Fowler; 
‘The Otter’s Holt,’ by A. W. Rees; ‘The Flowers of Early Spring,’ by Rev. 
Canon Vaughan; ‘Some English Butterflies,’ by A. Collett; ‘Birds as 
Architects,’ by D’Esterre Bailey ; ‘The Venus Eve,’ by G. A. B. Dewar ; 
‘Ancient Ponds,’ by W. Johnson; and ‘The Making of Scenery,’ by E. Clodd. 
These articles are mostly charmingly written—the last named being a perfect 
poem. Adding much to the attractions of the publication are some drawings 
and photographs, well reproduced by the three-colour process. These are 
mounted on thick tinted paper, and there will be fifty of them in the complete 
volume. If the remainder keep to the standard of those already issued, they 
will alone be worth the cost of the book. It would be ungrateful to find the 
smallest fault with this beautiful publication. 
* By F. M. Burton, F.G.S., A. Brown & Sons, London and Hull. 60 pp. 
and plates. Price 2/6. 
1907 July 1. 
