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space. Mr. Douglas's " Sayings and Doings*' may be everything 

 that could be wished, and we must congratulate Mr. Scott upon the 

 results of his residence at Fochabers, since they appear to have been 

 so agreeable to that gentleman personally, that he wishes to make 

 the Entomological public partakers of his happhiess, as far as can be 

 done by the imperfect medium of type, ink, and paper — a kind in- 

 tention, for which he deserves great credit ; but we think that such 

 papers as these are hardly suited to the pages of this Annual, — 

 about the last place in which we should think of looking for light 

 reading. 



The space to be devoted to these and similar articles might also be 

 occupied in a manner which would add greatly to the value of the book, 

 and prove highly acceptable to the generality of British entomologists, 

 who are by no means notorious for an extensive acquaintance with 

 foreign Entomological literature. Thus, a few pages might be de- 

 voted to notices of new observations^ published in foreign countries, 

 upon the habits and transformations of species of insects which also 

 inhabit Britain, and a list of those foreign works published during 

 the year which contain descriptions of insects which are, or may 

 possibly be, found in these islands, would be a great assistance to 

 many of our entomologists. If space still remained unoccupied, 

 there is another branch of the science which has not yet been thought 

 of — the anatomy and physiology of insects. Short abstracts of 

 important papers on these subjects would not be out of place, and 

 would not only be useful to the few who devote themselves to such 

 pursuits in this country, but might have the effect of adding greatly 

 to their numbers. 



"With these suggestions we take leave of the *' Entomologist's 

 Annual for 1855," wishing it every success, and trusting that each 

 succeeding volume may show such an improvement upon its prede- 

 cessors, that, in the course of a year or two, their resemblance to 

 their present "larval" representative may scarcely be greater than 

 is exhibited by the Editor's favourite insects in their first and last 

 states. 



A Catalogue of British Fossils, comprising the Genera and Species 

 hitherto described ; with references to their Geological Distribu- 

 tion and the Localities in which they have been found. By John 

 Morris, F.G.S. Second Edition, considerably enlarged. 8vo. 

 London, 1854. Printed and pubhshed for the Author (Ken- 

 sington). 



Since the time when it was discovered that particular fossils are 

 characteristic of certain deposits, and that thereby, as a general rule, 

 fossihferous strata of districts even remote from each other may be 

 identified as contemporaneous deposits and members of one strati- 

 graphical series, the science of geology has attained an estabhshed 

 position, and has proved not only of interest to the philosopher, but 

 of value to the practical man. Geologists therefore have necessarily 

 given increased attention to the study of petrifactions or fossilized 



