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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



W. D. should have read his first communication before 

 writing again. 



E. A. — Parrots and Macaws are occasionally guilty of 

 laying eggs in this country whilst under confinement. 



F. S.— Hunting for small caterpillars. Several species per- 

 form the same acts, so that we cannot name. 



A. H. T.— There is no winter without its stray butterflies, 

 coming out at unseasonable times, occasionally even in a 

 snow-storm. 



E. H. — We really cannot cherish a discussion in our pages 

 on " Expansive Power," as we require every inch of space 

 for our numerous contributors. 



M. H. — We did receive the packets alluded to. 



J. H. W.— Not eligible for our " Exchange " column. 



"Researches on Magnetism, &c„ by Professor Reichen- 

 bach, translated by W. Gregory."— Wanted to purchase by 

 H. W. R., Seaham. 



M. M. R.— The caterpillar of a minute moth belonging to 

 the Tineina. 



A. M. D.— The " Blue Pimpernel " does not appear to be so 

 uncommon as at first supposed. 



M. B.— It is doubtful whether a child could make much 

 progress in Botany with any book on the subject yet 

 published. A live teacher is best for children. 



A. B. F.— Rather too much "Gossip" and too little of 

 " Science." 



p._If you read the paragraph on "Polarizing Prisms" 

 again, you will see that you have not comprehended it in 

 your reply. 



E. D. C— You might have seen Starlings around London m 

 the winter, had you looked for them. 



E. D. L. — Catch a caterpillar and examine it, and don't ask 

 questions which you could easily solve for yourself. 



H. G. G.— " Phillips's History of Cultivated Vegetables" 

 may often be purchased second-hand for a few shillings. 



M. H. — Bryum inc/inntum. — R. B. 



W. E.— Grimmia apucarpa and Orthotrichum diaphanum. — 

 R.B. 



M. G. C— Undoubtedly the best work on British Alga? is 

 " Harvey's Phycologia Britannica," of which a reissue in 52 

 parts at half-a-'crown each is just completed. (Reeve & Co.) 

 Nothing authoritative on Zoophytes published since " John- 

 ston's Zoophytes," 2 vols., 8vo. (Van Voorst.) 



W. F.— 1. Yes, and also at Burning Cliff in that neighbour- 

 hood. 2. Newman, 9, Devonshire Street; half-a-crown.— 

 H. G. K. 



M. D.-We know of no work on spiders containing what 

 you require. We do not remember that Dr. Halifax's method 

 has been published. 



O. P.— Try killing them by immersion in sweet spirits of 

 nitre. 



J. L. M.— We think that such a work is still a desideratum, 

 but insert the query. 



G. B.— With our limited space, and large range of subjects, 

 we must be excused from fostering controversy. 



E. W. W.— The leaf is that of Leucodendron argenteum. — 

 J. R. J. 



F. R. G. S.— Had you sent your address and full name, we 

 would have answered your query — not otherwise. 



E. S.— 1st. What scientific names do you allude to ? You 

 must not expect to find Linnrean names nowadays. 2nd. 

 What do you mean by a good scientific Natural History ?— a 

 little of everything, or a special book on anything ? Unless 

 queries are a little definite, it is impossible to answer them. 

 Perhaps the Natural History portion of the English Cyclo- 

 paedia would serve your purpose. 



G. G.— Communications not inserted must be regarded as 

 unsuitable or otherwise declined. 



G. S. (Aberdeen).— The Crustacean is Risso's Shrimp 

 (Nika eduUs—Risso).—C. A. W. 



W. S.— You will rind shells arranged at the British Museum. 

 A brief examination of the mode will be better than any 

 description we can give. 



S. S.— Several notes on preserving caterpillars are scattered 

 through our three volumes. The mode suggested, as you 

 suspect, is inflation. We know of no book on " preserving 

 caterpillars." 



F. B. (Romsey).— Undoubtedly Ranunculus aurieomus. 



M. G— Try the remedies given for dogs in "Notes and 

 Queries," page 118. 



S. L. B. — No book containing descriptions of the British 

 Beetles published since Stephens's Manual (1839), which may 

 be purchased for about six shillings. " Hints for the For- 

 mation of a Fresh-Water Aquatium, " published at half a 

 crown, by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 

 may perhaps meet your wishes. A first-class book is much 

 wanted on this subject. 



j. c.— We do not attempt the naming of six or eight 

 objects for the same person. Any one unreasonable enough 

 to send more than two or three, must expect to be dis- 

 appointed. 



EXCHANGES. 



Tongue of Drone Fly (mounted) for other mounted 

 objects of equivalent value.— A. C. R., Red Lodge, South- 

 ampton. 



Fossils from various strata, from Silurian up to London 

 Clay, for a collection of British ReptiJes.— F. Stanley, 3, Dane 

 Terrace, The Dane, Margate. 



Mosses. — Discelium nudum and Dicranuni trichodes, for 

 stamp and addressed envelope.— Roger Scholefield,2/, Church 

 Street, Dukinfield, Cheshire. 



Water Spiders (Hydnic/ina), living or mounted, wanted 

 for mounted microscopic objects. — W. S. Kent, Royal College 

 of Surgeons, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C. 



Rocks and Fossils, an extensive named collection offered 

 for curious objects, natural or artificial. Address with list. — 

 C. O. G. Napier, F.G.S., 8, Chippenham Terrace, Harrow 

 Road, W. 



Sections of Oak stained by Hnlothan eeruginosum, com- 

 monly called Tunbridge Oak, in exchange for other objects. — 

 T. W. W., 53, Buckingham Place, Brighton. 



Section of Teeth of Sawfish (mounted) for injections, 

 palates, or other good objects. — T. D. R., 96, Westboume 

 Park Villas, London, W. 



Elephant's Tooth (portion) for good ohjects ; also, 

 Indian Bat Hair (mounted) for good slides.— O. Poole, 

 Uphill, Weston-super-Mare. 



Rarer Plants of Cornwall offered for others. Send lists 

 to R. V. T., Withiel, Bodmin, Cornwall. 



Rhabdoxema arcuatuji (unmounted) for diatomaceous 

 earth. — W. Swinburn, 5, Rosemary Lane, Whitehaven. 



Parasites of Pigeon (unmounted) for stamped and 

 addressed envelope. — J. W. I., care of the Editor, 192, 

 Piccadilly. 



Diatoms.— Twelve excellent slides will be given for a pure 

 gathering of Coscinodiscus eccentricus or Biddulphiu aurita. — 

 J. A., 13, Suffolk Square, Cheltenham. 



Deposit, Perley's Meadow, South Bridgton, Maine, U.S., 

 given for a good mounted entomological object. — E. C. B , 

 care of the Editor. 



Lkjbunia serpyllifolia. — Fresh specimen wanted in 

 exchange for good unmounted microscopic objects. — J. B., 

 21, St. Bartholomew's Road, Camden Town, N. 



BOOKS RECEIVED. 



London : 



" The Popular Science Review." April, IS 

 R. Hardwicke. 



" The Quarterly Magazine of the High Wycombe Natural 

 History Society." No. 8. Wycombe. 



" Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists' Society." Vol. III., 

 No. 3, March, 1868. Bristol. 



" The Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club." No. 2, 

 April, 1868. London: R. Hardwicke. 



"The Naturalist's Note Book." No. 16, April, 186s. 

 London : Reeves & Turner. 



"The Naturalist's Circular." No. 23. London: Henrv 

 Hall. 



" Country Life." Nos. 33, 34, 35, 36, 3;. 



" The Birds of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire," by 

 Alexander W. M. Clark Kennedy. London: Simpkin & Co. 



•' The American Naturalist." March, 1868, Vol. II., No. 1. 

 Salem : Peabody Academy of Science. 



"The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist." New Series. 

 Vol. III., Nos. 1, 2, 3. Montreal, 1866-/. 



" Catalogue for Collectors on Mr. J. E, Harting's Plan." 

 200 pp., 4to. London : Robert Hardwicke. 



" Working Catalogue for Rough Notes." 48 pp., 4to. 

 London : Robert Hardwicke. 



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— W. G. S.-A. H. T.— W. S. K.— R. S.-P.— B.-J. E. B — 

 E. H.— J. B.-A. H.-S. D.-W. R. T.-M. H — T. R.— F. S. 

 -J. II. W— R. H. N. B.— H. W. R.— J. B — T. G. P.— J. P. 



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