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of its fauna, the excellence of the work of the various authors, the 

 beauty of the plates and their number, combine to make these 

 volumes extremely acceptable and attractive ; and the writer has no 

 hesitation in saying that they are destined to become the favourites 

 of the series. W. E. C. 



RANDOM RECOLLECTIONS OF WOODLAND, FEN, AND HILL. By 

 J. W. Tutt, F.E.S. (London : George Gill & Sons, 1895.) Second 

 Edition. Illustrated. 



This is an attractively written and well got-up little book. For 

 the very modest sum of half-a-crown, reliable information is afforded, 

 in the pleasantest possible manner, on a great variety of subjects, 

 ranging from the " androconia " or scent-glands of male butterflies 

 to the metamorphosis of the frog or fossil Echinoderms from the 

 Kentish chalk-hills. As an example of the contents of the chapters, 

 we may analyse Chapter V., entitled " Why the ' Negro ' is Black." 

 This a popular account, in Mr. Tutt's well-known style, of the 

 phenomenon of "melanism." The chapter opens with a vivid 

 description of early morning in the Western Highlands, and of the 

 ascent of Ben Bheula. Then follows an account of the dark form 

 of the Carpet-moth known as Cidaria immanata, found amongst the 

 wet rocks. This leads the reader on to a consideration of the 

 " negro " race of the Peppered Moth (Amphidasys betularia) found 

 near large towns, and the light-coloured form of the same species of 

 Cidaria from the chalk downs of the Isle of Wight. The curlew's 

 note and mountain sheep are also alluded to, and the chapter 

 closes with a beautifully written description of the view from the 

 mountain summit. The illustrations, which number upwards of a 

 hundred, are in the main good, though we must take exception to 

 the drawing of the Peacock Butterfly (Fig. 27). 



Altogether we can confidently recommend the book as a suitable 

 present for boys and girls, especially as a school prize, and it would 

 certainly be read by them with the keenest interest and much 

 profit. P. H. G. 



FAUNA OF MORAY: ERRATUM. On the plate of Moray 

 Naturalists, facing page xx, the portrait of John Martin appears 

 over the name of "John Wolley." An erratum slip, for insertion 

 in Vol. I., will be forwarded to subscribers to the work, on applica- 

 tion to us, or to Mr. David Douglas. J. A. HARVIE-BROWN and 

 T. E. BUCKLEY. 



