Notes and Commeyits. 



Fortune presided. The papers and lantern exhibition.^^ enumer- 

 ated on the cover of the ' Naturalist ' for December, were given, 

 and much of the valuable information brought forward will be 

 permanently recorded in the pag-es of this journal. Reports of 

 the year's work of the \>rtebrate Section and of the Wild Birds' 

 -and Kong's' Protection Committee were also presented ; Mr. W. 

 H. St. Quintin, the Chairman of the latter, being- present. 

 These reports are being" printed in the ' Transactions of the 

 Yorkshire Naturalists' Union.' The next meeting- of the Section 

 will be held at Leeds on February 13th. 



OUR DUMB FRIENDS. 



Having- regard to the care now being taken of our dumb 

 friends, we notice our contemporary, ' Punch,' in the 

 accompanying sketch, draws attention to the possible extremes 

 which may be reached. 



\Rcprodxice.i by the special lennission of the Proprietors of ' Punch ']. 



Hygiene for our Dumb Friends. 



Harassed Lan.loi^'ncr. '• I can't understmd why you complain. I've put in all the air-shafts, 

 ^re-escapes, emergency exits, etc., that you require.'' 



Urban Sanitary Inspector. " But, my dear Sir, where is the provision tor the Great Auk, should 

 that bird elect to settle on your land." 



1909 January i. 



