Notes and Comrnents.- 



in all its branches, and the more frequent appearance of the 

 camera on field excursions is a welcome sign. The brothers 

 Kearton have certainly accomplished much to popularise natural 

 history photography, and their latest work, 'Wild Nature's 

 Ways,' like those previously issued, is largely devoted to the 

 birds. It also illustrates, however, numerous other channels in 

 which the photographer may direct his energies. The frontis- 

 piece, 'Large White Butterflies covered with Dewdrops,' is 

 superb. Similarly, ' Daisies Asleep ' and ' Daisies Awake,' 

 photographed before and after sunrise respectively, give repre- 

 sentations of the relative appearances of a carpet of this common 



Angle Moth on Dead Beech Leaves. 



but beautiful flower in a manner much more marked than might 

 be supposed. Another illustration, showing the Angle Moth 

 on dead Beech leaves is exceptionally fine, and except to the 

 practised eye the moth will not be readily distinguished from its 

 surroundings. We are indebted to the publishers, Messrs. 

 Cassell & Co., for the illustrations. 



THE UPPER CHALK OF ENGLAND. 

 Northern geologists will be glad to learn that Mr. Jukes- 

 Brown's memoir dealing with the Upper Chalk of England has 

 just been issued by the Geological Survey. It is a massive 

 volume of over 500 pages. So far as Yorkshire is concerned 

 the proportion devoted to it is small, and, whilst most useful as 

 a summary of the literature on the subject, cannot be regarded 

 as thoroughly reliable. Too much attention seems to have been 

 paid to the work of previous writers, and too little to actual 

 work in the field ; in fact, judging from some of the statements^ 

 it seems fairly obvious that the writer had not been acquainted 



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