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shy creatures in fin, feather, and fur which still continue to haunt 

 the wilds of Great Britain notes too on reptiles, insects, plants, and 

 flowers. Nothing is too commonplace, nothing too trivial interest 

 and beauty are everywhere, if we only take the trouble to look for 

 them. 



The author is no carpet naturalist, and the great charm of this 

 book is its delightful freshness and the knowledge that the facts 

 were jotted down in the presence of the objects described. Thus, 

 when lying in acres of boulders on the top of Beinn Eibhinn, far 

 above the heather line, and 3700 feet above sea level, in Corrour 

 forest, surrounded with semi-darkness and in a gale, shivering too 

 with cold under the damp cloud-mantles, we still find him, like a 

 true naturalist, jotting down notes on his near but unconscious 

 companions the purring, chuckling Ptarmigan, the restless Blue Hare, 

 the piping Golden Plover, and the ubiquitous Raven ; nor does he 

 overlook the weather-wan mosses and the scant arctic flora which 

 carpet the spaces between the rough gray shingle. The half dozen 

 plates are all excellent, but we would specially call attention to the 

 frontispiece by Mr. Thorburn, representing the last Golden Eagle of 

 the Merrick, one of this talented artist's most lifelike productions. 



This little volume is nicely got up and printed, charmingly 

 written and charmingly illustrated, and cannot fail to please. J. C. 



AMONG BRITISH BIRDS IN THEIR NESTING HAUNTS : ILLUS- 

 TRATED BY THE CAMERA. By Oswin A. J. Lee. (Edinburgh : David 

 Douglas.) 



Since our previous notice ("Annals," 1897, p. 61) this fine work 

 has reached its seventh part. We observe with pleasure that the 

 high standard of excellence in the reproduction of the pictures, to 

 which w^e referred as being so high in the earlier parts, has been 

 fully maintained. 



A HANDY GUIDE TO FISH CULTURE, OR FISH CULTURE MADE 

 EASY : BEING SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE USE of AMATEURS, AND 



FOR GUIDANCE IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF FISHERIES. By J. J. 



Armstead. Published by The Angler, Limited, Scarborough and 

 London. 



This little book deals in a thoroughly practical way with the 

 various piscicultural subjects covered by its title. It is, we may 

 say, written by one who is a master of the subject, and whose experi- 

 ence extends over many years. We have no hesitation in highly 

 recommending it to all in want of advice or information on the 

 important matters upon which it treats. 



