A Synoptic Text-book of Zoology for 

 Colleges and Schools 



By ARTHUR WISSWALD WEYSSE, A.M., Ph.D. 

 (Harvard), Instructor in Zoology at the Massachusetts 

 Institute of Technology, and Associate Professor of Physi- 

 ology at Boston University 



Cloth, 545 pp., 8vo, $2.25 net 



" To relieve the tenseness of such a study as zoology, the author 

 deals whenever practicable with some facts of everyday in- 

 terest, such as the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes, the 

 division of labor among ants and bees, the storing of food for the 

 young, and several others of this character. These are pleasant 

 little oases in the wilderness of rigidly scientific terms and facts. 

 Not only is the author to be congratulated on the perseverance 

 which made the volume possible, but also are the publishers for 

 the mechanical part they have played. The book is entirely up to 

 the high standard of the house that publishes it. The illustrative 

 element is most meritorious." Journal of Education. 



" A work of great value . . . addressed to college students who 

 do not necessarily intend to become specialists, but approach the 

 subject with trained minds and with some knowledge of cognate 

 sciences. We begin, if not literally at the beginning, yet with the 

 protoplasmic cell, but pass almost immediately to the description 

 of the various animal types in which classification in minute sub- 

 divisions is not attempted. A third part deals with the general 

 principles of zoology. The book has been specially adapted for 

 use in connection with laboratory and field work, as well as for 

 systematic study." Churchman. 



" The text is noteworthy for its simplicity and clearness, and the 

 choice of subject-matter has been made with care. Considerable 

 attention has been paid to the introduction of illustrative data 

 which bear on general biological problems or are of economic or 

 sanitary importance. The book is also free from the more techni- 

 cal terminology which only the specialist needs. The arrangement 

 of the subject-matter is excellent. After laying down a few 

 general principles, the various animal types are dealt with in 

 detail, and the theoretical phases and general problems are dis- 

 cussed in the closing section. The book forms a clearly presented, 

 well-balanced, comprehensive, and accurate epitome of zoology." 

 The Dial. 



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