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274 The Irish Naturalists' Journal. [Vol. VIII.

Squire: Memories of Charles Davies Sherborn, by J. R. Norman.

Illustrations, 15/- net. London, Harrap & Co,, Ltd., 1944. This little hook of some 200 pages ishould be read

by all naturalists

and especially by all geologists as it contains many -sidelights on the characters of the leading British geologists of the last half century. Its chief aim is to put on record an account of the life and work of a <remarkable man and it is most sympathetically, though critically,

written. C. D. Sherborn will be best known as the creator of Index Animalium, in which aire to be found the names of all members of the animal "kingdom described between the years 1758 and 1850, with some 440,000 references extracted from 28,000 works. The compilation of Index Aniinalium occupied Sherhorn for over forty years and alone

would have made him a celehrity amongst bahliographers, but he had

plenty of other interests as this little book and the list of his publica tions at the end of it will indicate. The latter range from

" The

History of the Sherborn Family," "

Swan Marks "

and "

The Elephant before A.D." to articles on Byzantine Bronze Coins in the Numismatic Chronicle. Most of Sherboms work was bibliographical and under taken to help other people, though he was a capable palaeontologist

and a high authority on many subjects. He was, however, above all a

" character

" and a man with an entirely (independent point of

view, which he was not afraid to express with energy when the situation demanded it. Though this seems to have made a few

enemies, he would appear to have been beloved by nearly all who knew him.

But enough I Get the book and read it and you will And in it much information and much amusement, including good stories of a remarkably human man and his friends lovingly put down on

paper by a much younger man. It is to be deeply regretted that the author, J. R. Norman, one of

the younger and most brilliant men on the staff of the British Museum

(Natural Historv), has since died. A. W. S.

The North-Western Naturalist, vol. XIX, ros. 1 and 2, March and

June, 1944, pp. 107, plates. This issue contains numerous articles by well known authorities,

together with notes, relating to an extensive territorial range, including the north-western English conn/ties, North Walesa Isle of

Man and Scotland. J. C. Kirk and R. G. Wagstaffe continue their "

Contribution to the Study of the Scottish Wild Cat," a statistical

analysis of the flesh measurements heing given by Sidney Melmore. Of considerable practical value is Gordon Haskell's

** Pollination and

Spatial Isolation of Vegetable Seed-Crops." -l Notes on Birds of the

Tay Estuary," by Dr. ?G. Cannichael Low, shows that area 4o be rich In species, including Goosander, Velvet Scoter and Smew. One

may comment on <the printing of scientific names enclosed in brackets

notwithstanding authority in each instance being given. Dr. Walter E.

Collinge continues his "

Notes on the Terrestrial Isopoda." It is with extreme regret that one learns of the death in his eightieth year of

George Ellison, whose work as a chronicler of the Orkney flora and fauna was outstanding. By those who had the pleasure of his friend

ship he will be much missed. The portrait given is characteristic of the deceased. Numerous reviews, societies and museum news

complete an interesting issue.

Ulster Journal of Archaeology, third series, vol. 7, pts. 1 and 2, 1044, pp. 128, illustrated.

Several highly important contributions appear in this issue, covering a wide variety of subjects. E. Estyn Evans presents what he terms to be not more than an outline sketch of the evolution of the site and surrounding area of Belfast. Every aspect of the city's

growth is touched upon, traced through the ages from the prehistoric sites on the top of the flanking hills down to the valley settlements, to culminate in a great city. The illustrations given are valuable

additions to an outstanding paper which should be widely read.

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March, 1945.] The Irish Naturalists' Journal. 275

" Cotton Hand-Loom Weavers in the North-East of Ireland," by E. R. R.

Green, is an account of what once was a flourishing industry. T. G. F. Paterson again writes on

" Harvest Customs in Co. Armagh," having

gathered considerably more infoiraation on the subject of Knots,

cutting the Calliagh and Harvest Ricks. In contrast Mr. Paterson concludes his

" County Armagh Volunteer 1778-1798

" paper and writes

on "

Two Recent Finds in Co." Armagh "?canoe and water-pipe. Among papers relating to prehistory are?** Cist-Grave at Divernagh, Go, Armagh," by O. Davies;

" Bronze Age Axe from Co. Down," *'

A Gold Ornament and other Bronze Age Finds from Rathlin," and (t

Two Food Vessels from Go. Tyrone," all by E. E. Evans ; together with

" Bronze Ag3 Burials, Knocknaeart, Grossgare, Co. Londonderry,"

by A. M'L. May. A. H. George notes a "

Night-Dial from Co. Antrim," a curious affair necessitating the observation of Polaris and Ursa

Major in order to ascertain the time, with, of course, a clear

atmosphere, while Ivor Herring writes on "

\ he Scottish Cart in Ireland and its Contemporaries, circa 1800." Reviews and Notes

together with a tribute to the late Henry Cairnes Lawlor (portrait) complete an issue that cannot fail to interest and indeed to satisfy.

Irish Historical Studies, the joint Journal of the Iriish Historical Societv and the Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies, vol. IV, no. 13, March, 1944. 128 pp., 5/6 net. 'Dublin, Hodges, Figgis & Co.

This issue is notable for a twenty-page critical article by Dr. R. A. S, (Macaliister on

" The sources of the preface to the

* Tigernach

'

Annals." Dr. Hugh Shearman deals at considerable length with the

generally ignored fact that the Disestablishment Act of 1869 was the first enactment for state-aided tenant purchase of land in Ireland. A further contribution by Dr. Shearman furnishes valuable guidance on the requisite factons in the correct

" Citation of British and Irish

Parliamentary Papers of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries." There is a long list of the b,i!bliographlcal abbreviations and short titles 'used in the Journal, which the editors hope will standardize the

use of such abbreviations among Irish historians and serve as a

general guide to the systematic citation of authorities. " Writings on Irish History, 1942," has been carefully compiled

and will prove useful for reference. The book reviews are, as usual, an Interesting feature.

A. A. C.

Proceedings of the Spenological Society, 1943, vol. 5, no. 2, University of Bristol, 5/-.

The numerous plates in this excellent issue call for comment, especially those of stalactites shown in colour. These: illustrations

possess a lustre and softness of texture quite unsurpassed and refer to articles on the geology of the

" G.B. Cave on Mendip," by Dr. F. J.

Goddard, D. Donovan and Dr. F. S. Waltis. Other articles are?" The Natural History of Read's Cave," by Dr. G. A. Waltosn ;

" A Beaker

Burial near Corston, Bath," by Drs. B. A. and K. M. Crook ; "

A Roman Coffin found at Bath," by Dr. Marjorie Crook, and

" A Ginerary Urn

found near Charterhouse on Mendip," hy G. R. Stanton. Depressing is the section entitled

" Museum Salvage" wherein is listed those

specimens salved and identifiable following the holocaust that destroyed the Society's Museum during the air raids of 1940.

The Journal of the Manx Museum, vol. V, no. 70, June, 1944, illustrated.

This publication is perhaps not known in Ireland as well as it

might be. It is a very bright journal indeed, dealing mainly with the antiquities, folklore and history of Momai, though frequently not

devoid of articles of interest to the naturalist. The present issue contains papers on

" Relics of the Manx Fencihles and Volunteers,"

by B. E. Sargeaunt; "

The Manx Village Folk-Museum at Cregneash," by B. R. S. Megaw (co-editor with the founder, W. Cufobon, also Director of the Manx Museum and incidentally a native of Belfast) ; 44

Maarliagh in Manx Place-names," by W. W. Gill, and "

Gaut the

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