270 FOSSIL FOOT-PRINTS IN NORTHUMBERLAND. 



J. Whitaker. Notts. 



Plumage of the Tufted Duck [(Fuligula cristata), at Rainworth]. Zool., 

 June 1887, xi. 235. 



J. Whitaker. ? Notts. 



Plover[? Vanellus vulgarises Nests with five Eggs [two instances given, 

 no doubt Rainworth examples]. Zool., July 18S7, xi. 267. 



J. Whitaker. Notts. 



Thrush [Turdus musicus~\ , s Nest without the usual lining [at Rainworth 

 near Mansfield, Notts.]. Zool., July 1887, xi. 268. 



J. Whitaker. Notts. 



Norfolk Plover [CEdicnemus scolopax] nesting in Nottinghamshire [near 

 Rainworth Lodge, Mansfield]. Zool., July 1SS7, xi. 269. 



J. W. Whitaker. Notts. 



Curious Capture of a Snipe [(Gallinago ccelestis) at Rainworth, Notts. ; boy 

 caught two young snipe and putting them in a canary-cage, attracted the 

 mother in after them]. Zool., Sep. 1887, xi. 346. 



J. Whitaker. Notts. 



Male Tufted Duck [Fuligula cristata] retaining the Breeding-plumage [in 

 Notts.]. Zool., Nov. 1887, xi. 431. 



F. B. Whitlock. Line. N. 



Leach's Petrel \_Procellaria lencorrkoa] in Lincolnshire [captured near 

 Skegness, Jan. 6th, 1887]. Nat., May 1887, p. 132. 



K B. Whitlock. ? Notts. 



Pied Wagtail [Motacilla lugubris\ on"W rzn[Trog!odytes parvnlits~\sl Eggs 

 [descriptions given ; localities not stated]. Nat., Dec. 1887, p. 374. 



Thomas Winder. York S.W. 



Great Black-backed Gull [(Lanes tnarinus) on the spire of a Sheffield 

 Church, Jan. 4th, 1887]. Sci. Goss., Feb. 1887, p. 43. 



NO TE—GEOL OGY. 



Fossil Foot-prints in the Carboniferous of Northumberland. — Most 

 geologists are aware of the abundant occurrence and line state of preservation of 

 foot-prints and other mechanical impressions in some of the Lower Carboniferous 

 sandstones of the Northumberland moors. They were first discovered by Mr. 

 R. B. Sanderson, of Deanhead, near Otterburn, on whose property the finest 

 specimens have been obtained. Several examples were named, described, and 

 figured in 1873 by Mr. T. P. Barkas, F.G.S. ('Illustrated Guide to the Fish, 

 Amphibian, Reptilian, and supposed Mammalian Remains of the Northumberland 

 Carboniferous Strata'). This geologist has since made large collections of the 

 foot-prints and tracks, some of which may be seen in the British Museum (Natural 

 History) and the museums of Newcastle-on-Tyne and of the Geological Society 

 of London. To him we are indebted for the substance of the present note, 

 intended to guide the would-be collector to the best locality. 



The small quarry which has furnished the bulk of the specimens is situated 

 about three and a half miles north of Otterburn and as far from any public 

 highway. It can be visited only by the permission of the owner, Mr. Sanderson. 

 Otterburn is nine miles from Woodburn railway station : a conveyance can be 

 obtained from the ' Murray Arms,' Otterburn. It is advisable also to drive from 

 the last-named place to the exposure, for quarrying tools must be taken. Richard 

 Thompson, of Otterburn, is recommended as guide and assistant. The quarry is 

 reached by a good private road leading to Deanhead, an ordinary field road to 

 Davyshields farm-house, and then rather more than a mile of rough moorland. 

 The sandstones bearing the impressions lie near the base of the Carboniferous 

 Limestone series, between the Long Syke and Potts Durtrees Limestones, and the 

 quarry is 900 feet above sea-level. — A.H. 



Naturalist, 



