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This serves to show that the Cornbrash is rightly regarded as a 

 member of the Lower Oolites, whilst its palgeontological connection 

 with the Kellaways Eock is perhaps not quite so strong as the author 

 would have us believe. The strong Cephalopod facies which accom- 

 panies the incoming of Oxfordian Beds — regarding the Kellaways 

 Rock as the base of these — makes the paleeontological distinction 

 almost as remarkable as that indicated by the lithology. In common 

 with the rest of the Lower Oolites, this most persistent band of 

 calcareous rock becomes of less importance in the north of Lincoln- 

 shire and finally disappears before the Humber is reached. 



The remaining chapters of the volume treat of Scenery and Agri- 

 culture, of Economic Products, and of Springs and Water Supply. 

 Apart from the importance of the Northamptonshire iron-ore, we 

 cannot forget that the Lower Oolites have furnished some of the 

 most celebrated of our building-stones ; whilst we must also bear in 

 mind that the Thames is largely indebted for its waters to the 

 peculiar configuration of these rocks in the Cotteswolds. The curious 

 facts connected with the distribution of saline waters in the Jurassic 

 Eocks generally have not escaped Mr. Woodward's observation ; 

 more especially noteworthy being the Forest Mai'ble touched in the 

 Swindon borehole, which contained water carrying 2,131 grains of 

 saline matter per gallon. 



A full catalogue of fossils from the Lower Oolitic Eocks of England 

 completes the volume. Mr. Woodward is to be congratulated on 

 this exhaustive work, in the preparation of which an immense 

 amount of literature has been consulted, and the whole put together 

 in the light of a personal experience in the field extending over 

 several years. The volume will be invaluable to those who desire 

 to become acquainted with the Lower Oolitic Eocks of this country. 

 But while we consider that the author has done his duty thoroughly, 

 it is difficult to say much in praise of the illustrations. Some of 

 the figures of fossils are characteristic, but the sections are often 

 indistinctly printed, whilst the reference numbers are frequently 

 illegible. We would recommend those who are responsible for 

 bringing out the Survey Memoirs to inspect a recent Number of 

 the Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, where a section at 

 Finedon Hill, in Northamptonshire (from a photograph), disposes of 

 pretty nearly the whole of the Lower Oolites, as developed in that 

 district, within a vertical space of 46 feet. The distinctness of the 

 numbering in this case is a satisfactory feature which the Queen's 

 printers would do well to imitate. 



IL — On the Occurrence of Chipped (?) Flints in the Upper 

 Miocene of Burma. By Dr. Fritz Noetling, F.G.S., Palteon- 

 tologist. Geological Survey of Ladia. With a Plate. (In The 

 Eecords of the Geological Survey of India, vol. xxvii. part 3, 

 1894, pages 101-103.) 



IN the Tertiaries near Yenangyoung, where Dr. Noetling has 

 lately been mapping the Oil-field of that district in Burma, 

 he distinguishes three distinct groups of strata, which, in descending 

 order, are — 



