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Between Castletown and Port St. Mary, Carboniferous Lime- 

 stone. At Scarlet the best example of a volcano in the British 

 Isles. Poolraish limestone noted for its fossils. Posidonia 

 limestone deposit at Poolraish also. At Port St. Mary, 

 glacial striae on the limestone are well exhibited. Carbo- 

 niferous basement exposed at Langness. Red sandstone of 

 disputed period at Peel. 



Zoology. — Aquarium and Biological Laboratory at Port 

 Erin, containing a museum chiefly of local marine zoology. 

 Excellent dredging. Cornish chough resident on cliffs to 

 south and west of Island. 



At Castle Rushen is a museum of insular antiquities open 

 to the public. 



Entomology. — Douglas Head, the headquarters of the moths 

 Dianthacia ccesia and Polia nigrocincta. 



Botany of coast interesting, several south-western Atlantic 

 forms occurring, such as Adiantum Capillus- Veneris, also Brassica 

 monensis. Marine algae abundant. 



Bridlington Quay. 



At Bridlington Quay, building, parade-making, and orna- 

 mental gardening have proceeded to such an extent that the 

 native cliff for a couple of miles is entirely concealed. Leav- 

 ing the town to the north, that is, towards Flamborough 

 Head, the observer will be struck by the abundance of 

 white pebbles and stones. In many places the shore is snow- 

 white, excepting for streaks of brown seaweed. The children 

 protect their sand castles with white stones. The difference 

 in this feature between the Bridlington coast and that of any 

 of our southern seaside places is most striking. At Brighton, 

 Eastbourne, Seaford, Aldborough, &c, the stones on the 

 shore are all greyish or brown (flints chiefly.) At Hunstanton 

 white stones may be seen, but they are few in number, and 

 mixed with many others. At Bridlington almost all are 

 white. Yet the cliffs at Bridlington and Brighton are alike 

 of chalk. The difference is in the hardness of the chalk and 



