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Notes and Cojmnents. 



and showed all the histological modifications characteristic of 

 climbing plants in which the habit has long been hereditary. 

 The paper is illustrated by three plates and numerous text 

 figures showing these remarkable modifications. 



THE BIELSBECK DEPOSIT. 



The final report of the Committee for the investigation of 

 the Fossiliferous Drift Deposits at Kirmington, Lincolnshire ; 

 and at various localities in the East Riding of Yorkshire, was 

 presented at the Winnipeg Meeting of the British Association. 

 It dealt with excavations made by the Committee at Bielsbeck, 

 a plan and sections of which are given, together with a list of 

 the bones of Elephas primigenius and Bison priscus which were 

 secured. 



MIGRATION OF TERNS, ETC. 



During the year large numbers of young birds have been 

 marked by having rings fixed on their legs. The rings supplied 

 by " Country Life ' and ' British Birds ' have distinctive 

 numbers, so that wherever or whenever the bird turns up, it 

 will be easy to find out where it was originally hatched. Mr. 

 R. Fortune writes to us, pointing out that many interesting 

 facts relating to the movements of birds are sure to be brought 

 to light, through the endeavours of ornithologists all over the 

 kingdom. In connection with the movement in the North of 

 England, the following facts have come to light. x\n Arctic 

 Tern, which was ringed by Mr. Fortune on the Farne Islands on 

 July 17th, was obtained at the Barnes Ness Lighthouse, near 

 Dunbar, on August 23rd, and ' British Birds ' reports that a 

 Sandwich Tern, ringed at Ravenglass, on June 30th, was 

 recovered at Silloth on August 20th. In both these cases it 

 is interesting to note that the birds were thirt}^ to fort}' mhles 

 north of their breeding places, at a time when we should be 

 expecting them more southwards. An interesting record also 

 from ' British Birds ' is that of a Black-Headed Gull, which 

 was ringed at Ravenglass, on the West Coast, on June 20th, 

 and was shot at Middlesborough, on the East Coast, on 

 September i8th. 







Country Life for October i6th, contains an interesting article, illus- 

 trated by some remarkable photographs, upon the breeding of the Dor- 

 mouse in the North Riding of Yorkshire, by ^Slr. Oxley Grabham. 



Naturalist, 



