NORTHERN NEWS. 
An interesting note on ‘The Manx Slates’ appears in ‘ The Quarry’ for 
August. 
Mr. F. W. Sowerby records Pafilio machaon near the shore at Tetney, 
North Lines., in July, 1906 (‘ The Entomologist,’ August, 1907). 
We take this opportunity of congratulating our contributor, Mr. G. 
Grace, B.Sc., of Doncaster, on his appointment as principal of the Technical 
School, Barrow. 
We are pleased to notice that the Ilkley Urban District Council has 
declined to allow an extension of the quarries on Ilkley Moors, on account 
of the spoilation of the beauties of the moorlands which would result. 
In a paper on ‘Nestling Birds and some of the problems they present,’ 
Mr. W. P. Pycraft describes ‘the active, down-clad type, and the type 
which leaves the egg perfectly naked, and with sealed eyelids.’ Fancy leaving 
an egg like that ! 
In ‘ British Birds’ for August, reference is made to the breeding of Ruffs 
in Yorkshire recently. As this has been copied in more than one scientific 
journal it is perhaps as well to correct it. The record refers to Durham, as 
the nests, which were figured and described in three or four journals at the 
time, occurred on the Durham side of the Tees. 
There has been some correspondence recently in reference to the provision 
of a Municipal Museum for Leeds. <A ‘prominent member of the Corpora- 
tion,’ however, who was interviewed, whilst admitting the idea as ‘ worthy 
of consideration,’ said that it ‘must not be talked of when the city was being 
committed to such vast expenditure as was involved in the sewage 
scheme, etc.’ 
Mr. E. A, Martin, in ‘ Knowledge and Scientific News’ says, ‘ In speak- 
ing of times intervening between one [geological] formation and another, 
we have no titles which in a single word would explain these possible 
breaks.’ He considers such titles would be useful, and makes a number of 
suggestions, such as Marrian, Binneyan, Harmerian, Juddian, Whitakerian, 
Seeleyan, and Sillimanian, ‘ Sillimanian’ is good ; we'll stop there ! 
The Manchester Microscopical Society has sent us a copy of their syllabus 
of lectures given by its * Extension Section,’ In this there are titles of no 
fewer than forty-four lectures by well-known students. These lectures are 
given gratuitously by the members of the society, but actual out-of-pocket 
expenses are to be paid. We feel sure that the societies in the district will 
avail themselves of this offer, and that good will result from the scheme. 
In a recent number we gave some examples of Newspaper Natural 
History. A correspondent sends us the following examples of legal botany 
and zoology culled from official papers : —‘ Any bud, blossom, flower, or leaf 
of any tree, sapling, shrub, underwood, gorse, furze, fern, herb, or plant.’ 
*** Animal" means any beast or other animal.’ ‘The carcase of any head 
of cattle. The expression ‘‘ cattle” includes horses, mules, asses, sheep, 
goats, and swine.’ ‘It might be argued that rabbit skins are ‘‘animal 
matter,’ but we very much doubt it.’ 
By a new rule Junior members have been admitted to the Chester Society 
of Natural Science, Literature, and Art. In this way fifty-two additions 
have been made to the membership, which now stands at thé satisfactory 
figure of 1072. As well as a brief account of the year’s work of the Society, 
the Thirty-Sixth Annual Report contains a list of additions to the Grosvenor 
Museum, and a meteorological report for the year. As Part 6, No 1 of its 
‘Proceedings’ the same Society has issued a paper ‘On some rare Arachnids 
captured during 1906 by Dr. A. R. Jackson. These are from various 
localities, but are largely from Cheshire. 
Naturalist 
