296 The Scottish Naturalist. 



(6) (l Rooks :" Number for February 26, 1876. 



(7) " Curious Companionships :" Number for March 1 1,1876. 



(8) " Our Feathered Neighbours " — the Cuckoo, Nightjar, 



and Corncrake: Number for May 20, 1876. 



Whatever may be the varying ability of the contributors on 

 Zoological subjects to the publications of the Messrs. Chambers, 

 whatever the intrinsic value of their contributions or the trust- 

 worthiness of their statements of Fact, it is noteworthy that 

 neither Dr. Chambers nor Dr. Findlater hesitates to give infor- 

 mation regarding the said contributors or contributions. In 

 their dealings with bona-jide inquirers they display at once 

 business promptitude, official and personal courtesy, and a 

 perfectly frank and honest statement of Facts. And they have 

 no reason to be ashamed of giving to the public all the infor- 

 mation they themselves possess. The result will only serve to 

 confirm or strengthen public confidence in all the literary under- 

 takings of the firm they represent ; while no man of sense will 

 hold them responsible for the occasional shortcomings of authors, 

 who may very likely disappoint their employers', as well as our, 

 expectations of their ability or integrity and its results. 



Other specimens of anonymous books or papers, of the most 

 different qualities, kinds, or values, — connected with Com- 

 parative Psychology — are the following : — 



1. Books ; partly intended as schoolprizes, or gifts, to youth 

 of both sexes; some of which have as their special aim 

 the inculcation of humanity to animals. 



(a) " Paws and Claws : being True Stories of Clever 



Creatures, Tame and Wild : " tales namely in- 

 culcating or calculated to inculcate Kindness to 

 domestic and other animals. Profusely illustrated 

 by Harrison Weir and other artists. Probably a 

 book for children : one of Cassell's publications. 

 Extra foolscap 4to. 1874. 



(b) " Dog Life : Narratives exhibiting Instinct, Intelli- 



gence, Fidelity, Sympathy, and Attachment." With 

 illustrations by Sir Edwin Landseer. Large 8vo. 

 Seeley, Jackson, & Halliday. 1874. 



(c) " Lessons derived from the Animal World." First 



Series : Dogs, Horses, Elephants, Birds. Second 

 Series: Bees, Ants, Spiders. Illustrated. 121110. 

 1851. 



