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continue to do so. It has not been done to harm this new 

 so-called ' Natural Science ' in any wa3^ as we believe it has 

 early gone to the wall in the struggle for existence, on the 

 principle of the survival of the fittest! Anyway, Vol. I., 

 for April-June, 1911, was followed on November 4th by part 

 2 for July-September, and part 3, which for a ' quarterly ' 

 should be for October-December, has not made its appearance 

 at the time of writing, towards the end of February! 



THE SCOTTISH BOTANICAL REVIE\^^ 



The recent changes which have taken place in connection 

 with the ' Annals of Scottish Natural History " have resulted 

 in the separation of botany and zoology, and the formation of 

 two journals. Zoology is now represented by the ' Scottish 

 Naturalist,' and botany by ' The Scottish Botanical Review,' 

 the latter a quarterly published at 7s. 6d. per annum, the first 

 part of which was issued in Januar3^ The editor is ^Ir. 

 Mc.Taggart Cowan, Jr., assisted by an editorial staff consist- 

 ing of Messrs. W. Barclay, A. Bennett, and R. H. Meldrum 

 and Drs. A. W. Borthwick. W. G. Smith and J. Stirton. 



The ' Review ' includes the transactions of the Botanical 

 Society of Edinburgh ; and the presidential address by Dr. 

 Borthwick on ' Some Modern Aspects of Applied Botany ' 

 forms one of the contributions. Mr. C. B. Crompton deals 

 with ' The Geological Relations of Stable and Migratory Plant 

 Formations,' and the shorter papers include ' Remarks on 

 some Aquatic Forms and Aquatic Species of the British Flora,' 

 by A. Bennett ; ' Alien Plants,' by Mr. J. Fraser, and ' Eco- 

 logical Terminology as applied to Marine Algae,' by Mr. N. 

 Miller Johnson. There are also several able reviews, book 

 notices, and notes on current literature. 



THE LITTLE AUK. 



As we went to press with our last number, the count}" was 

 visited by a short spell of real old-fashioned wintry weather,- 

 which resulted in ' sportsmen ' having a good time. One 

 effect was that the northern counties were visited by scores 

 of examples of the Little Auk, to account for the presence of 

 which a possible theory is given in the report of the Vertebrate 

 Section of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, on another page. 

 Mr. F. Williamson informs us that on February ist a specimen 

 was caught alive at Rochdale, and lived three days. Others 

 were obtained at Leyburn, Warter, Whitedale, Scarborough, 

 Filey, Keighley, Hull, and even as far as Cumberland and 

 Shropshire. We had a specimen brought to us alive, which was 

 found on the road near Bridlington. It could not be induced 

 to take food, however, and died. It was in excellent condition 

 when found, and was by no means starving. 



Naturalist, 



