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the work, in which all the plants figured are described in a delightful 

 way, is by the well known Canadian authoress, Mrs. C. P. Traill, who, 

 although now 94 years of age, still continues, unabated, her labour 

 of love, collecting the floral treasures of the picturesque islands near 

 her home in Rice Lake and Stony Lake, and charms her friends by 

 writing delightful observations on her favourites. 



The binding and printing of this new edition by William Briggs, 

 of Toronto, are all that can be desired. The work is a well bound and 

 handsome 4to. of 88 pages, and I think the only fault that will be 

 found with it will be that it is all too short. 



We trust that this edition may meet with so ready a sale that the 

 authoresses will teel encouiaged to issue a second and similar selection 

 from Mrs. Chamberlin's large collection of water-colour paintings of 

 the wild flowers of Ontario. J. F. 



Ornithology. During the fall of 1895, the Editor of the Ottawa 

 Naturalist had the good fortune to meet Mr W. A. Hickman, a 

 most enthusiastic and ardent ornithologist as well as naturalist in the 

 town of Fictou, Nova Scotia. Mr. Hickman's zeal can be more readily 

 estimated when we take into consideration the fact that in the course 

 of his preparation of the notes recording the migration, stay, dates 

 when first and when last seen on bird-life in the I'ictou district of Nova 

 Scotia he has walked the long distance of 2,600 miles and travelled 

 4,000 miles by steamer during the season of 1895. 



In obtaining records of observations on bird life the year previous, 

 1894, Mr. Hickman travelled in all 3,500 miles. The number of birds 

 seen, the time when first seen, when last seen, whether the bird 

 breeds in the locality in question, together with interesting remarks on 

 the scarcity or direction of migration, etc., form some of the questions 

 which occupy his attention. To facilitate his observations, Mr. Hick- 

 man has a lovely yacht at his disposal, and is an expert rider on the 

 bicycle. 



We venture to hope that we may soon receive additional material 

 for publication from Mr. Hickman on bird or animal life in Nova 

 Scotia. 



