ZOOLOGY, 



ILLUSTRATIONS OP ANIMAL REASON. 



( Continued fro??i p. 2QQ. ) 

 By W. LAUDER LINDSAY, M.D., F.R.S.E., F.LS. 



THERE is a whole series of Natural Histories — by Anony- 

 mous compilers — that deserve special notice as types 

 of " Popular" Scientific works. They are mostly intended for 

 the use of youth of both sexes — more especially of boys — in 

 the form of Gift-Books, Birthday Presents, or School Prize-:. 

 They are handsomely got up outside and in ; the bindings are 

 showy — gorgeous sometimes in gold and colour ; the illustra- 

 tions are copious — by Harrison Weir, T. W. Wood, and other 

 adepts in the representation of Animal life ; they are printed 

 on good paper and in a good type ; while their price — fre- 

 quently as much as 5s. or 7s. 6d. — is sufficient to purchase 

 scientific works of the very best kind — for instance, the volumes 

 of the " International Scientific Series," the cost of none of 

 which exceeds five shillings. 



Illustrations of such Anonymous Popular Natural Histories 

 are to be found in " Beeton's Boy's Own Library," published 

 by Ward, Lock, and Tyler, of London. Of one of the most 

 recently published volumes of the said " Library " it appears 

 desirable to make the following remarks ; regarding it simply 

 as a fair type of a very popular, large, and important class of 

 publications. The volume in question is entitled, u Wild Ani- 

 mals in Freedom and Captivity," with "illustrations by Harrison 

 Weir, T. W. Wood, and other artists, — principally from Draw- 

 ings made in the Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, " London 

 (demy 8vo). Though no date is given on the title-page — a com- 

 mon defect of such " popular" publications — the book appears 

 to have been issued during the present year, and to have been 

 quite new when, a few months ago, I found it figuring conspicu- 



