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NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



MR. G. W. LAMPLUGH, F.R.S. 

 It is with ever}" pleasure tliat we sincerely cong^ratulate the 

 President of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, Mr. G. W. 

 Lamplugh, of H.M. Geolog'ical Survey, on his recent election 

 as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Mr. Lamplugh's thoroughness 

 in his geolog-ical work has long been known. In 1891 (the year 

 following that of his election as a Fellow of the Geological 

 Society) he received an award from the Lyell Geological Fund 

 i-n recognition of his excellent work amongst the glacial deposits 

 of the Bridlington and Flamborough area, where he commenced 

 his work 'as a coastguard in the service of science.' His later 

 papers on the Lower Cretaceous rocks of Yorkshire and Lincoln- 

 shire are amongst the finest pieces of work of their kind in our 

 language. Soon after his appointment on the staff of the 

 Geological Survey Mr. Lamplugh undertook the surveying of 

 the Isle of Man, which resulted in a map of the island, and a 

 memoir aiid several papers, the far-reaching nature of which is 

 astonishing, having regard to the short time he had for the 

 work. In igoi the Geological Society awarded him the Bigsby 

 Medal. Whilst his official duties call him away from his native 

 county, all Yorkshiremen wish him a long and successful career, 

 and hope for the pleasure of an occasional ramble with him on 

 his native soil in vears to come. 



YORKSHIRE SPIDERS. 



The Rev. O. Pickard-Cambridge, of Bloxworth Rectory, 

 Wareham, has undertaken to finish the 'List of Spiders' of 

 Yorkshire for the Victoria History, and asks for assistance 

 from Yorkshire naturalists. He has received several species 

 from the neighbourhood of Huddersfield, but requires records 

 from other parts of Yorkshire, and especially from the sea coast. 

 All that is necessary for the collector to do is to bottle in spirits 

 of wine whatever he meets with, otherwise, unless he is a 

 specialist, he will most likely reject what he should keep. 

 Localities, such as 'marsh,' 'woodland,' 'sea-shore,' etc., should 

 be noted. Coleopterists and other insect collectors are par- 

 ticularly requested to help. Mr. Pickard-Cambridge would 

 gladly name any specimens sent, and the editors of this journal 

 would be happy to receive particulars of any important species 

 secured. 



1905 July I. ^' 



