Northern News. 



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Mr. J. A. Shepherd has long been known to the pubhc from his inimitable 

 sketches of anin)al life from the humorous point of view. The ' Arcadian 

 Calendar,' by E. D. Cuming- and J. A. Shepherd, has just been issued by 

 George Newnes, Ltd. (6s.' net), and is full of most amusing sketches, 

 illustrating animal life in various phases. The letterpress is arranged in 



' Mamma.' 



seasons, and almost ever)- page in the 200 comprising the book has a 

 characteristic sketch. One of these, entitled 'Mamma,' is reproduced 

 herewith by the kindness of the publishers. The book can be strongly 

 recommended to naturalists and others, and will not fail to amuse. 



An account of some Anglo-Saxon and Mediaeval antiquities recently 

 added appears in the seventh ' Quarterly Record of Additions to the Hul 

 Museum' (Publication No. 17. A. Brown & Sons, Hull. One penny). 



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* The Fifty-first Annual Report and Transactions of the Nottingham 

 Naturalists' Society,' for 1903-4 (published 2nd February 1904), has just 

 been received. It contains papers of general interest ('The Erect Posture' 

 and 'The Domesticated Microbe'), and one referring to a far-off country 

 (' Iceland and its Volcanic Phenomena'). Unquestionabl}- the most valuable 

 contribution is the only one of local interest, viz., 'Nottinghamshire Crus- 

 tacea and Arachnida,' by Prof. J. W. Carr. Whilst this list may not be 

 read by the same number of people that will peruse the other contributions, 

 we cannot but feel that the report would have had more value had it con- 

 tained more local matter. 



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NORTHERN NEWS. 



At a recent meeting of the Thirsk Naturalists' Society, Mr. R. Lee 

 reported the occurrence of six Rougli Legged Buzzards at Silton, near 

 Thirsk, during the first fortnight in January. The keeper shot four, and has 

 two alive still. 



1904 Alarch r . 



