Reviews and Book A^oiices. 



17 



From Mr. J. T. Dyson, Hull. 

 I. Humber Bank at Paull. | 2. ClifFe Section North of Scarboro". 



From Mr. W. S. Parrish, Hull. 



I, 2, 3. Sections at Pockling-ton. 



4. Filey Brig-g' (showing peculiar 



weathering). 

 D152. Rudstone (showing Monolith). 

 2D. Hessle Waterside. 



Hi. Hornsea, The Mere. 



H3- 



Hi 3. The Cliffe at Hornsea. 



D135. Flambro', Robin Lythe's Cave 



Di25a. Interior of above. 



From Mr. J. W. Stather, Hull. 



I & 2. Hessle, Cooke's Pit. 



3. Hornsea. 



5. Hornsea (bed of old Mere). 



6 & 7. Bridling-ton (current bedded 



gravels). 

 8. Sewerby (pre-g-Iacial sea beach). 

 9. Weaverthorp (chalk on end). 

 ID & II. Filey Bay (laminated 

 Kimeridg'e clay.) 



12. Filey Brig- (conglomerate). 



13 & 14. Scalby Island. 



15 & 16. Sections of Glacial Gravels 



and Boulder Clay north 



of Scarbro.' 

 17. Current-bedded Shale and 

 Sandstone north of Scarbro.' 



From Mr. Suddaby, North Cave. 



1. Welton Dale. 



2. Brantingham Dale. 



\\'oodale. 

 Drewton Dale. 



Eggs of the Native Birds of Britain. By W. J. Gordon. Simpkin, 

 Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. 3/6, 



In the Introduction to this little work the author gfives a useful account 

 of the eggs of our British birds, and a serviceable comparison between the 

 eg"gs of different species. There is also a list of British Birds towards the 

 end of the book which, had it been printed on one side of the paper only, 

 would have been admirable for cutting into labels. The author states that 

 the eg'gs were arrang'ed in trays, photographed, and accurately coloured 

 from the eg-g's by Mr. T. J. Gordon, and the lithographers have done the 

 rest.{\) From this we assume that the lithographers are to blame for the 

 poorness of the plates. We have recently seen many coloured plates of' 

 birds' eggs, of varying' worth, but these are worse than any. The shape 

 and relative sizes of the egg's are all rig'ht, but the colours are bad. From 

 these one might assume that by far the greater proportion of our birds' 

 eggs were of a slaty-blue colour, whilst red is almost entirely absent. 

 Beyond the shapes there is nothing' in the representation of the kestrel, 

 buzzard, martin, etc., to enable one to recognise them. Quite half the eg'gs 

 fig'ured could not be identified by an expert oolog'ist. 



Notes on the Composition of Scientific Papers. By T. Clifford 

 Allbutt, M.D., etc. MacMillan & Co. 2nd Edition. 164 pages. Price 3/6. 



This is a book we can particularly recommend to our readers — to the 

 Editors of the Proceedings of our local Field Clubs, etc., and especially to 

 those who cannot understand why their notes when printed in this journal 

 do not always correspond precisely with the wording of the manuscript. 

 Not only does Dr. Allbutt present a most readable — not to say amusing — - 

 series of extracts from the examination papers which he has perused, but 

 what is of more importance, he gives some sound advice to all those who 

 write scientific articles. 



1906 January i. 



