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BOOK NOTICES. 
Le Naturaliste Canadien Vol. xxi, No. i. Chicoutimi. 
We warmly welcome again to our table the monthly magazine 
founded by the Abbe - Provancher, and by him continued for many years 
despite numerous difficulties and discouragements. Henceforth it will 
be published by his pupil and co-laborer, Abbe Victor-A. Huard, of 
Chicoutimi, a gentleman of well known scientific attainments. The 
Naturaliste Canadien is the only scientific journal published in the 
French language on this continent, and therefore appeals to a large body 
of our people, who are not reached by other scientific publications. We 
sincerely trust, therefore, that it may receive a hearty support from all 
those who desire to see the truths and beauties of science brought before 
fresh audiences. All branches of Natural History will be discussed and 
an elementary treatise on Zoology has been commenced with separate 
pagination. The editor proposes also to continue the Faune Entomo- 
logique of his predecessor as opportunity permits. Ed. 
The Biological Review of Ontario. Vol. I, No. i. 
This is a new quarterly of sixteen pages, published by an apparently 
newly formed society ; The Biological Society of Ontario. It contains 
several interesting articles on birds and insects. The necessity of this 
publication is however, not apparent, as any of the articles contained in 
it could have been contributed to existing publications such as the Ottawa 
Naturalist, and the Canadian Entomologist. There does not seem a 
demand at present for an addition to the scientific publications of Canada. 
It would be much better for all workers to unite in supporting those 
already firmly established. Local societies for the study of natural 
history can be made very useful in bringing workers together, and in 
fostering an interest in the carrying on of useful investigations, but in the 
majority of cases the labor and expense necessary to issue special publi- 
cations might be more profitably employed. Ed. 
Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 20th, at 415 p.m. 
