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NATURE NOTES. 
ture was given at the College Hall, Richmond, on February 2nd, by Dr. Henry 
Woodward, F.R.S., of the British Museum, on “ Early Man in the Thames 
Valley, and the Animals he Saw and Hunted.” By the aid of a large number of 
diagrams, the learned lecturer reproduced pre-historic times in such a graphic 
manner as to give the greatest pleasure to a very numerous audience. It was ex- 
plained that, while primitive man did much to exterminate many of the lower 
animals, he was driven to do so by the law of self-defence and the pangs of 
hunger — excuses which are certainly not available for the more barbarous pro- 
ducts of civilisation who are committing such ravages on the British fauna at the 
present time. Dr. Woodward said that he considered it a great honour to be 
addressing an audience who were associated with White of Selborne. He 
offered to give more practical explanations to those who were interested in the sub- 
ject of his lecture, if a party of them would arrange for him to conduct them 
through the galleries of the Natural History Museum. He was glad to see a 
protest against modern savagery on the part of ladies of the Selborne Society, 
who refused to wear the plumage of birds in their hats and bonnets. They were 
setting an excellent example, and he hoped it would spread. Selbornians present 
expressed their hearty thanks, not only to the lecturer, but to Mr. Pacy, the 
Hon. Secretary, and the committee of the Richmond Athenaeum, one of the 
most flourishing literary societies in the neighbourhood of London. The mem- 
bers of the Athenaeum have kindly agreed to set apart a certain number of their 
gatherings for “ Selborne Lectures,” to which members of the Selborne Society 
are admitted free. The next Selborne lecture will be given by the Rev. Percy 
Myles on “Gilbert White: his Life, Surroundings, and Influence.” 
A meeting of the Forth Branch was held on January 16th, at the residence of 
Miss Waterston, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, 45, Inverleith Road, Edinburgh. 
Miss Waterston gave a short account of the position of the Branch, and future 
meetings were arranged for the study of natural history and the protection of the 
Scottish fauna and flora against exterminators. The Forth Branch, which has 
not long been started, numbers forty-six members and associates. Miss Waters- 
ton writes that the interest in the Selborne Society is increasing very much in 
Scotland, and she hopes that a new Branch will soon be started for the Clyde 
District. 
We are pleased to learn that Miss W. M. E. Fowler has undertaken to be 
Hon. Secretary for the “ Gilbert White ” Branch (Selborne and Liphook). Miss 
Fowler and Miss Annie Wallis, the new Hon. Secretary of the Lower Thames 
Valley Branch, have given valuable assistance to Nature Notes during the past 
year. 
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Correspondence intended for insertion in the magazine should be carefully dis- 
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When it is particularly requested, MSS. not accepted will be returned, if 
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Queries on any points connected with botany or zoology will be answered if 
possible, and advice will be given as to the best books for students in 
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