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The Irish Naturalist. 
May, 
all their pits so far, as is proved by the fact that we found 
a very good pelvis underneath a previous digging, and also 
a workman (Ned Kavanagh) told me that this was so. 
In one place many of the points of the antlers and some of 
the bones showed curious markings caused probably by 
rubbing against stones, but generally there were no signs 
of friction on the specimens. 
In conclusion, I may mention that caution must be taken 
in sinking pits near old diggings, as the walls are apt suddenly 
to fall in. Water seems to lie in an old pit indefinitely 
and often leaks through cracks and hinders or prevents 
further work. 
Dublin. 
REVIEW. 
MARINE ZOOLOGY. 
Animal Lifa by the Sea-shore. By G. A. Boulenger, LL.d!, D.Sc, 
F.R.S., and C. L. Boulenger, M.A., D.Sc. Pp. xii. -|- 84, with 
91 illustrations. I.ondon : Offices of " Country Life." Price 5s. net. 
In their modest preface to this admirable little book the distinguished 
authors tell us that " they have only tried to provide those untrained 
in Zoology with a means of identifying the principal of the innumerable 
forms of animal life " to be observed on the beach or between tide -marks. 
Yet the naturalist will find in these pages many interesting notes on 
structure and life -history of members of the shore fauna. Except for 
the Protozoa and a few other very minute animals all great groups of 
animal kingdom are included in the survey. There are but few " objects 
of the sea -shore " whose nature could not be at least approximately 
determined from the descriptions and illustrations. Necessarily some 
omissions will be noticed by the student of special groups ; Flustra is 
the sole representative of the Polyzoa ; among the insects it is surprising 
to find two species of Aepus mentioned, while nothing is said of the 
interesting bug Aepophilus, nor of the midge Clunio, one of the most 
completely marine of all insects. The Pycnogonida, several species of 
which may be found in rock -pools are not mentioned at all. There arc 
classificatory statements which may be open to criticism, such as the 
inclusion of the Chitons among the Gastropoda and one absolute mistake 
is the designation of the marine Geophilid centipedes as " millipedes." 
All lovers of the shore and its inhabitants will feel indebted to the authors, 
whose descriptions are supplemented by many excellent illustration.s, 
some being photographs well reproduced and others line-drawings. 
G. H. C. 
