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How Wolf, forty or fifty years ago, began to interest and delight 

 people with his zoological pictures, and how step by step since then 

 he has arisen to the eminent position as a teacher of zoology as well 

 as an artist of the first rank, is set forth in the most charming manner 

 by Mr. Palmer in the book before us. The author's clear and 

 pleasant style, and his well-founded enthusiasm for every particular 

 relating to the life of the distinguished artist of whom he writes, 

 combines with the many and fine illustrations and the excellent get- 

 up of the book to make it one of the most fascinating works on 

 biography that has appeared for many years. J. G. G. 



THE BIRDS OF BERWICKSHIRE. By George Muirhead, F.R.S.E., 

 F.Z.S. Vol.11. (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1895.) 



Mr. Muirhead is to be heartily congratulated on the appearance 

 of his handsome volume, which completes his "Birds of Berwick- 

 shire." Slowly but surely the areas and counties of Scotland are being 

 surveyed by naturalists, and Mr. Muirhead, as the latest historian of a 

 county avifauna, has laid ornithologists under an obligation to him, and 

 we desire to express our due appreciation of his good offices. In the 

 book under consideration he has given us all that is known to him on 

 the subject through long residence in Berwickshire, and he has added 

 thereto what is contained in the chronicles bearing on the past. In 

 addition, he has given much information of a popular and general 

 nature, which will be appreciated by those who know little about birds, 

 and also by those interested in folk-lore. We confess, however, that 

 we regard with very mixed feelings, the desirability of treating the 

 general subject of British ornithology in a faunal work. 



The subject of the Birds of Berwickshire is not yet, however, an 

 exhausted one. It is evident that much yet remains to be done in 

 the way of observations on the migratory birds and casual visitants 

 that visit this county, and in this connection we may mention that 

 the Whimbrel has only once come under notice, while in this number 

 of our journal we are enabled to record additions to the county avi- 

 fauna in the Mealy Redpoll and Sandwich Tern. 



The book is nicely got up, and is very prettily illustrated, many 

 of the pictures (including a number of nests) being from the skilful 

 pencil of Mrs. Muirhead. 



THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BANKS OF THE TAY : BEING 

 A SERIES OF PAPERS READ BEFORE THE PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF 

 NATURAL SCIENCE. (Perth: The Society, 1895.) 



The Perthshire Society of Natural Science is one of the most 

 vigorous, flourishing, and useful institutions of its kind in Britain. 

 Not only has it raised a new museum and filled it with well-arranged 

 specimens, a work of which it may be justly proud, but it also 

 issues Transactions which are appreciated beyond the mere circle of 

 its own members. It has recently issued the neat little volume 



