64 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



late Mr. E. R. Alston in 1872; the second to Archangel with 

 the same well-known naturalist in 1873; and lastly the more 

 adventurous and important one to the valley River Petchora, and 

 its fringing arctic tundras, in company with the late Mr. Henry 

 Seebohm in 1875. This last trip was a memorable one, and 

 resulted in discoveries of great interest to ornithologists. The 

 accounts are given in diary form, and are reproduced just as they 

 were written ; a method of treatment which has its recommenda- 

 tions but also its failings. As regards the former, they possess the 

 quality of freshness which alone appertains to accounts written amid 

 the scenes they describe ; while the drawbacks are that they may at 

 times lack polish, and are apt to include items considered trivial by 

 those not immediately concerned. W. E. C. 



I GO A-WALKING THROUGH THE COUNTRY LANES, THROUGH 



THE MEADOWS, AND BY STREAM AND LAKE. (Edinburgh : T. 

 N. Foulis. 



Under this title have been issued three parts forming a thin 

 volume, devoted to depicting country-life and natural history subjects, 

 chiefly the latter. The pictures are the main features of the 

 work, and these are excellent reproductions of a series of charming 

 photographs by Mr. Charles Reid of Wishaw, who is deservedly 

 well-known for the high standard and painstaking nature of his work. 

 The booklet contains 74 attractive pictures, chiefly of birds and 

 nests, not a few mammals, and some pretty rural scenes ; and 

 suitable explanatory letterpress. The price is is. 6d. for the three 

 parts, and to those interested in the results of the application of 

 photography to such subjects nothing better can be had. 



