340 Notes—Mammatia. 
gave him pleasure to meet the members once again. Personally | 
he always found such gatherings very enjoyable, although in 
many cases he was going over ground that had long been 
familiar to him. When searching for plants it was quite natural — 
to wish to find things that one had never found before, but 
he was always delighted to see old friends such as Cladium and 
seen a single fea during the day. There was another 
point he would like to revert to with satisfaction. On such 
excursions as the Mek it was a common thing to endeavour 
to cover a large area of ground, and in order to get through an 
¥ extensive programme it was not infrequently necessary to rush 
: : over the country. On the present occasion that mistake had, 
he thought, been wisely avoided; the drag had accompanied 
them along the high road, and so they had been set down 
(without being unduly fatigued) at the spots really worth 
investigating. In conclusion he regretted the absence of 
Mr. F. Arnold Lees, whose presence had been anticipated. 
The Rev. A. Thornley brought a message of regret for 
inability to attend from Mr. John Cordeaux, M.B.O.U., J.P., 
a former President of the Union. 
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NOTES—MAMMALIA, : | 
Whales’ Jaws as Gate- -posts. —Re tes Shaggrtltil wl whales’ jaws near 
Newark, in ‘The Naturalist,’ p. 304. It i mmon sight to see the 
used as ante osts, I ite of pont roars ae eae in use now in 
; is sev a i 
pe 
n t position when 
Arthur Young made his tour respecting the eos of Lincolnshire 
about 1797. The exact date is not given in his book, which was published 
3r 
orous Habits of Squirrels in Lincolnshire.—On p. 329 of 
i ive a note on t i 2 
saw a 
eating fungi, especially the species severe mushrooms by country people. 
I have done so on more than one occasi I regret I did not pres samples — 
of the peated = Pil co them ae aig’ wad < erifed, I shall do so in the 
Begs) ED ary them i n the act nari —Max PEACOCK, Cadney, 
