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vegetarians, the human head, advantages of visualisation (' to 

 visualise is to see the actual thing by the aid of the mind's eye ') ; 

 there is a Gilbert White page, though why so called we fail to 

 see, and a page of ' questions for answers. ' 



No. 2 of the same journal keeps up the reputation of its 

 predecessor, and contains notes on famous women at the 

 National Portrait Gallery ; the brain in relation to intellect (in 

 which the names of persons with remarkably broad heads, 

 heads both tall and broad, remarkably tall heads, and remark- 

 ably long faces are given) ; notes on out-growths and 

 appendages, snails and snakes, skulls, etc. From a note on 

 the egg market in England, we learn that most of the new laid 

 eggs consumed in Haslemere come from Italy, and this at all 

 periods of the year ! A list of the second-hand books on sale 

 at the Museum concludes this part. 



Since the above was perused. Parts 3 and 4 are to hand. 

 The word ' Haslemere ' has been dropped, and the name of 

 Jonathan Hutchinson, F.R.C.S., F.R.S., etc., appears on the 

 cover. These two parts are a great improvement on their fore- 

 runners, and are largely devoted to sea-side topics, being 

 illustrated by several plates from ' Prof. Johnston's work.' 



THE LOMAX COLLECTION. 



We are able to give our readers on Plate XXV. an illustra- 

 tion of the exhibit by Mr. J. Lomax of Bolton, at the British 

 Association Meeting at York. It consisted of a really wonderful 

 collection of fossil plant-remains from the Yorkshire and Lanca- 

 shire coalfields. In addition to the nodules was a number of 

 beautifull}' cut transparent sections which showed the details 

 of the plant structures in a remarkable manner. The exhibit 

 also proved an attractive item at the conversazione in the 



exhibition building. 



A TRLASSIC REPTILE. 



The Report of the Committee for the Investigation of the 

 Fauna of the British Trias, presented at the York Meeting of 

 the British Association, contains a valuable essay on a re- 

 constructed skeleton of Rhynchosanrus, by Dr. A. Smith 

 Woodward, F. R.S. This is illustrated by a plate, showing 

 for the first time the probable appearance of a complete skeleton 

 of this species. By the courtesy of the Committee we are able 

 to reproduce this (Plate XXVI.). Remains of RhyncJiosaurus 

 had previously been described by both Owen and Huxley. 

 The bones described by Owen, in the Shrewsbury Museum, 



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