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Pleuronectes platessa (the Plaice). Zoarces viviparus (the Viviparous 
P. limanda (the Common Dab). * Blenny). 
Clupea sprattus( the Sprat). Lophius piscatorius (the Angler 
Trachinus vipera (the - Lesser Fish). 
Weaver). Anguilla vulgaris (the Common 
Eel). 
At a formal meeting of the Committee, it was decided to 
hold next year’s meeting at Whitby at the nearest convenient 
spring tide to the autumnal equinox. 
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The Journal of the Torquay Natural History Society (Vol. I., No. 5, 
1913) contains a paper on ‘ The Making of Torbay,’ by Mr. A. J. Jukes- 
Browne; some interesting notes on Human Remains from Kent’s Cavern 
by Dr. Duckworth ; Sand Wasps, by Mr. R. Stenton ; Notes on William 
Pengelly (with portrait) by his daughter, Mrs. Forbes Julian; and 
Historical and National Plants, by Mr. G. Lee. There are also various 
reports. 
The Annual Report and Transactions of the North Staffordshire Field 
Club for 1912-3 contains the address of the President, Mr. E. D. Bostock, 
on the Life Story of a Lepidopterous Insect. Mr. F. W. Ash writes on the 
Nature and Origin of Secondary Sex characters. Mr. A. R. Horwood 
considers ‘ The British Trias a Delta Formation.’ There are papers of 
antiquarian interest, as well as reports on Zoology, Botany, Geology, 
Archaeology and meteorology. The editor, Mr. W. Wells Bladen, con- 
tributes Bird Notes for 1912. 
The Transactions of the Hull Geological Society (Vol. VI., Part 3, r913, 
pp. 175-222, price Is.) are entirely devoted to ‘A Catalogue of the Hull 
Geological Society’s library and of the geological works in the Central 
Public Library, Albion Street, Hull.’ It often happens that the usefulness 
of the libraries of local scientific Societies is curtailed because of the 
difficulty of obtaining the books. The Hull Society has surmounted this 
difficulty by lending its library to the Public Library, on condition that 
the hooks may be taken out by its members on ordinary terms, whereas 
the general public can consult them in the Reference Library only. Thus 
both the Society and the public benefit. The Catalogue—which of 
course is ‘strong’ on works dealing with Yorkshire geology—has been 
prepared on the Dewey Decimal System by the staff at the Public Library, 
and is printed by the Geological Society. 
The Lincolnshire Naturalists’ Union Transactions, 1912. Louth, tor3. 
Pp. 1-68. Under the editorship of Messrs. A. Smith and R. W. Goulding 
this publication continues to improve in appearance and increase in 
scientific value. In the present issue there is an account of a Past-President, 
Mr. H. Preston (with photo); Dr. W. Wallace gives his presidential 
address, on ‘The Senses and Emotions of Insects’; there are reports on 
geology by Mr. Preston; Arachnida by Mr. Musham; Botany by the 
Rev. E. A. Woodruffe-Peacock ; Conchology by Messrs. Roebuck and 
Musham ; Entomology by Mr. Mason; Galls by Miss Stow; Vertebrata 
by Rev. F. L. Blathwayt. Messrs. Wallace and Thornley give their sixth 
list of Lincolnshire Beetles ; Mr. Mason makes additions to the List of the 
county’s Lepidoptera ; and the Rev. Blathwayt supplies a useful List of 
Lincolnshire mammals. There are also shorter notes. The price is not 
stated, but presumably the part can be obtained for 1s. 6d. Neither the 
Volume nor the part are given, which is a pity, as the information would 
help bibliographers and also be useful in binding. Presumably itis Part r 
of Volume III. of the New Series of the Transactions. 
1913 Oct. 1. 
