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be formed by any one who will turn the pages of the volumes 
on Copepoda in Prof. G. O. Sars’s great work ‘The Crustacea 
of Norway/ where he will find Brady quoted on almost every 
other page, often with agreement, sometimes with dissent, but 
always with respect. — W. T. Calman. 
The Scottish Journal of Agriculture during 1921 has contained a series 
of papers on ' Common Weeds,' by Dr. W. G. Smith. 
The Publishers’ Circular for January 7th, in referring to Col. Lyons' 
criticism in Nature of the late Sir Norman Lockyer’s alleged dating of 
Stonehenge and other monuments by astronomical methods, says ': ‘ We 
shall hold our breath until Sir Norman replies.' . As Sir Norman is in 
heaven, it seems likely that The Publishers’ Circular will expire ! 
The January number of Discovery , received December 20th, contains 
the editorial statement that ‘ There is obviously room for a magazine 
that attempts to keep abreast of contemporary developments and dis- 
coveries in the ever-increasing spheres of human activity and intellectual 
endeavour. In these the year 1921 has, indeed, been very rich.' The 
index to the contents of the twelve parts for the year 1921 occupies two 
columns on one page ! 
Among the contents of The Scottish Naturalist for November, we 
notice ‘The Last of the Indigenous Scottish Capercaillies,’ by H. S. 
Gladstone ; ‘ The Eastern Lesser Whitethroat, an Addition to the 
British Avifauna ' ; and the Yellow-legged Herring Gull, a New Record 
for Scotland,’ by W. E. Clarke and J. H. Stenhouse ; and ‘A Rare 
Crab ( Pirimela denticulata ) in the Firth of Forth,’ by W. E. Evans, 
together with many smaller notes. 
Bulletin No. 4 of the Bureau of Bio -Technology has appeared, and 
apparently the publication is going to extend its scope in the future. 
Among the contents of the present issue we notice : ‘ Micro-Organisms 
in the Leather Industries ’ ; ‘A Laboratory note on the Control of 
Tragoderma khapra,’ by T. Parker and A. W. Long ; ‘ Note on Medalia’s 
Method of Determining Hydrogen Ion Concentration ’ ; and Chart of 
the Biology of Leather Manufacture. 
Dr. Alexander Meek has issued the Report of the Dove Marine Labor- 
atory , Cullercoats, Northumberland, for 1921 (in pp., 5/-). It contains 
a remarkable collection of statistics relating to the Fisheries of North- 
umberland, by the editor, under the head of ‘ Northumberland Trawling 
Experiments,’ and he also contributes a note on the ‘ Pollution of the 
Tyne ' B. Storrow writes on ' Herring Shoals,’ and Dorothy Cowan on 
the ‘ Size of Herrings.’ There are also valuable ‘ Faunistic Notes.’ 
In the Report of the Geological Survey Board for 1920 (the first report 
of this particular Board), reference is made to gifts to the Jermyn Street 
Museum of a large collection of Jurassic Mollusca formed by the late 
W. H. Hudleston, presented by Miss Raisin ; a large and fine collection 
of sponges from the Upper Chalk of Yorkshire presented by Mr. G. W. 
Lamplugh ; and 500 specimens of Mollusca from the Crag of Oakley, 
presented by Mr. F. W. Harmer. From this report we gather that there 
is still another Society in existence, namely ‘ The Royal Society of 
Antiquaries.’ 
We are glad to notice that printing conditions have so much improved 
that Mr. J. W. Taylor has been able to continue the publication of his 
Monograph of the Land and Freshwater Mollusca of the British Isles , 
part 24 of which recently appeared. It deals with Xerophila itala, X, 
neglecta and X. virgata , and there is an excellent coloured plate of the 
two first -named species, illustrating their extraordinary variation. 
Throughout, the monograph is illustrated by views of typical localities, 
portraits of authors, etc. 
Naturalist 
