Notes and Comments. 381 
WALTON BONE CAVE, NEAR CLEVEDON. 
In the ‘Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists Society’ 
(Vol. I., Pt. 3), recently to hand, Prof. S. H. Reynolds, F.G.S., 
has an interesting note on a Bone Cave at Walton, near 
Clevedon. In addition to the mammalian remains (horse, bear, 
wolf, vole, rabbit, etc.) were bones of an exceptionally large 
number of birds, viz., eagle, buzzard, wheatear, skylark, robin, 
redwing, thrush, blackbird, raven, greenfinch, swift, ringed 
plover, golden plover, turnstone, dunlin or sandpiper (?), 
godwit or greenshank (?), whimbrel(?), heron, common gull, 
cormorant, wild duck, wigeon (?), pintail (?), goose. With regard 
to the bones of the bear, many of them exhibited a markedly 
diseased character. The vertebrae and phalangeal bones par- 
ticularly showed a pronounced form of osteo-arthritis. An 
excellent illustration is given showing the nature of the bone 
disease. This we are kindly permitted to reproduce (Plate 
XL.). 
THE LION AND THE MOUSE, 
We are anxiously awaiting the reports from our agents in 
various parts of the world, in order to see to what an extent 
our sales have recently increased. For Mr. E. Kay Robinson 
has mentioned ‘ The Naturalist’ in his paper. Truly, the refer- 
ence to our journal is not a long one, perhaps not a very 
flattering one—thank heaven! but it zs mentioned. Mr. Robin- 
son has not seen this journal, and does not know whether it is a 
monthly or quarterly, but from letters he has received from the 
members of the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union he learns there is 
such a paper. We are quite prepared to believe what Mr. 
Robinson says, but there’s a lot wouldn’t. It is a pity the 
various marked copies that have been sent to him have all gone 
astray. We presume also that the copy of our journal contain- 
ing remarks (which were made at Mr. E. K. Robinson’s 
request) on ‘Mammal v. Animal,’ sent to him by registered 
post, has also gone astray. We understand from the Post 
Office that it was duly delivered. But we can’t believe it. 
We have more faith in Mr. E. K. Robinson’s word. We under- 
stand the members of the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union have 
complained to him about the remarks appearing in this journal. 
Might not these members have allowed us one more chance to 
live by warning us before writing to Mr. Robinson? Fortun- 
ately, however, generosity and greatness often go together, 
1907 November 1. 
