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Arbor Low Stone Circle. — Whilst acknowledging the 

 courtesy of the Society of Antiquaries in kindly allowing the 

 publication of this paper in our Journal, we must not forget 

 that it is to the enterprise of the Anthropological Section of 

 the British Association that the credit for the inception of 

 the scheme of exploration is due. The Committee appointed 

 to superintend the work consisted of Dr. J. G. Garson (Chair- 

 man), Mr. Henry Balfour (Secretary), Sir John Evans, Mr. 

 C. H. Read, Professor R. Meldola, Mr. Arthur J. Evans, Dr. R. 

 Munro, Professor Boyd Dawkins, and Mr. A. L. Lewis. Our 

 President, the Duke of Rutland, K.G., as ground landlord, 

 the First Commissioner of Works, in whose charge, under the 

 Ancient Monuments Act, the Circle is placed, and the tenant, 

 readily gave their consent to the undertaking. 



Natural History. — The Victoria History of Derbyshire. — 

 Last year's Notes contained some account of the progress 

 made in the antiquarian section of the first volume of this 

 work. This may now be supplemented with a sketch of the 

 work done in the Natural History section. The Mammals, 

 Birds, and Fishes have been treated by the Rev. F. C. R. 

 Jourdain, and the Reptiles and Batrachians by Mr. G. H. 

 Storer. A careful revision of the list of birds has resulted 

 in the claims of 232 species being recognised, and during the 

 past year two more have been admitted, viz., Montagu's Harrier, 

 Circus cineraceus (Mont), and Sabine's Gull, Xema Sabinu 

 (J. Sab.), so that the total now amounts to 234. The Insects 

 are under the general editorship of Mr. Jourdain, who has 

 secured the services of the Rev. A. E. Eaton in the Neuroptera 

 and Trichoptera, while Mr. B. Tomlin is responsible for the 

 Coleoptera. The Botany of the County was undertaken by 

 the Rev. W. R. Linton, who has lately published an excellent 

 Flora of - Derbyshire, and is admittedly the highest authority 

 on the subject. As most of these articles were already in 

 type at the beginning of last year, it has been found neces- 

 sary, to prepare, a supplement containing the most important 

 additions \vhich have been made to our knowledge of the 



