INSECTS PART II. 



VOLUME VI. 



Hymenoptera continued (Tubulifera and Aculeata), Coleoptera, Strep- 

 siptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Aphaniptera, Thysanoptera, Hemip- 

 tera, Anoplura, by DAVID SHARP, M.A., MB., F.R.S. 

 SATURDAY REVIEW. "Dr. Sharp's treatment is altogether worthy of the 

 series and of his own high scientific reputation. But in a work of this sort it is 

 not only necessary that information should be accurate, but also that it shall be 

 presented to the eye, so far as illustrations and printing are concerned, m such a 

 way as to render its matter as easily intelligible as possible, and readily usable 

 for" pur poses of reference. Under both these heads we have nothing but commenda- 

 tion for Mr Sharp's treatise. The illustrations are indeed beautiful, and the use 

 of the heavy type for the headings of the various sections and leading paragraphs 

 'materially helps the reader in the progress of his study. Certainly this is a book 

 that should be in every entomologist's library." 



DAILY NEWS. "It would be hard to say too much in praise of t 

 admirable volume. It is too often the case that scientific books are written in a 

 dull and uninteresting style. The reader will find nothing of that kind to complain 

 of here. The descriptions are clear, the illustrations are excellent ; while, as in the 

 previous volumes of the series, printing and paper are all that could be desired. 



FISHES, ASCIDIANS, etc. 



VOLUME VII. 



Hemichordata, by S. F. HARMER, Sc.D., F.R.S. ; Ascidians and Amphioxus, 

 by W. A. HERDHAN, D.Sc., F.R.S. ; Fishes (exclusive of the System- 

 atic Account of Teleostei), by T. W. BBIDGE, Sc.D., F.R.S. ; Fishes 

 (Systematic Account of Teleostei), by G. A. BOULENGER, F.R.S. 



A THEN^EUM. " All who take a serious interest in the advance of ichthyology 



will find this a fascinating book." 



NATURE NOTES. "It is a thoroughly scholarly work lor students, amply 

 sustaining the reputation of an ancient university as being in the van of scientific 

 progress." 



AMPHIBIA AND REPTILES 



VOLUME VIII. 

 By HANS GADOW, M.A., F.R.S. 



FIELD." The -work is worthy of the series in which it appears, and we can- 

 not give it higher praise." 



SCIENCE GOSSIP." More than maintains the high scientific reputation of 

 this series. The herpetologists, or students of the Amphibia and Reptiles, have now 

 a standard work of the highest class." 



LANCET "An account of both Amphibia and Reptiles which should satisfy 

 the expert and at the same time entertain the reader who is merely interested in 

 the tit-bits of natural history. ... A book full of accurate information and pleasant 



^MORNING POST. "A delightful as well as a serviceable book. . . . Herein 

 perhaps lies the great charm and merit of Dr. Gadow's book, that, while satisfying 

 all the inquiries of the student, it is also in great part written for the ordinary 

 intelligence, and the naturalist in the crowd may, while necessarily gliding over dis- 

 tressing technicalities, find in its pages many hours of profitable and entertaining 

 study of the habits of the classes under notice." 



NATURE. "In concluding the review we would express the opinion that by 

 this handsome volume a very important addition to science has been made ; that 

 the beautiful illustrations, together with the clear and charming accounts of the 

 life-histories which it contains, will do much to popularise the study of a rather 

 neglected section of zoology ; and that lovers of Reptiles, of which there are more 

 than one generally thinks, will feel that the new knowledge imparted to them 

 emanates from one who is thoroughly in sympathy with their enthusiasm. 



