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Riccall and Wharfe Mouth. It was tied to a stake by a loose: 
rope and kept alive for some little time and exhibited. It 
was subsequently hawked about the neighbourhood at an 
approximate price of fourpence per pound. 
THE LAMPERN or River Lamprey has been caught in the 
Wharfe in April and May by the hand alone, being attached 
to the stones which litter the river bed wherever there was 
a gentle run of water. In England the Lampern reaches a 
length of fifteen inches, but examples from the Wharfe average 
ten inches only. It is said to spawn in March or April, and 
after this process has been completed, usually dies. In the 
winter it ascends the Wharfe in large numbers, and during 
floods will find its way into sluices and the backwash of water 
wheels. When the river has again taken up its normal level 
they fall back into the river. Many, however, are left high 
and dry on the banks, and become the prey of the rats which 
infest the environs of the weirs, the adjacent mills, and their 
outbuildings. 
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Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates, by J. S. Kingsley. London: 
John Murray, x. + 401 pp., price 12s. net. This work is by the Professor 
of Biology at Tuft’s College, Mass., and is an unusually thorough text 
book. The subject in its various ramifications is exhaustively dealt 
with, and especially full and complete is the description of the vertebrate 
skull. A prominent and welcome feature is the wealth of clear and well- 
drawn illustrations—nearly four hundred. Another valuable feature, 
which will be particularly appreciated by the student, is the Bibliography 
of important monographs, under various heads. There is also a valuable 
list of ‘ Definitions of Systematic Names.”’ 
The Moorlands of North-Eastern Yorkshire, their Natural History and 
Origin. By Frank Elgee, F.G.S. London: A. Brown & Sons. Pp. xvi, + 
361, 12s. 6d. net. As readers of The Naturalist are aware, Mr. Frank 
Elgee from time to time has dealt with the zoological, botanical, and 
geological aspects of the interesting area around his home ; thus, to some 
extent, following in the wake of the late Canon Atkinson, whose ‘ Moorland 
Parish’ falls within the area of Mr. Elgee’s work. The recent investigations 
of English ecologists, Professor Kendall’s magnificent memoir on the 
glacier lakes of Cleveland, and Dr. Scharff’s ‘European Animals,’ have 
been closely studied, and they have largely influenced Mr. Elgee. At 
different meetings of the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union, and at ‘meetings 
of the Cleveland Societies, the author has presented numerous papers, 
which have been discussed from different points of view. The whole of 
this information has been put together in the present large book, and 
forms a valuable contribution to the past history of Cleveland. Apart 
from its scientific value, the book may be of use from an economical 
standpoint, having reference to the minerals, the crops, and the game. 
The book is made more attractive by several reproductions of photo- 
graphs,* chiefly by Mr. Godfrey Bingley (who has improved so many 
Yorkshire volumes) and the author. There are also folding coloured 
maps showing the geological features, distribution of the moors, etc. 
Altogether the book, which is well produced, is a welcome addition to 
the literature of the county of broad acres. It is a book to be proud of, 
and no doubt Mr. Elgee is proud of i E.G:S; 
*One of them we are kindly permitted to reproduce (see Plate XII). 
Naturalist. 
