THE NATURAL HISTORY REVIEW; 



lXCI,Ul>IN(i 



The TRANSACTIONS of the BRITISH NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETIES, 



Illustrated with Woodcuts and Lithocjraplcs. — Puhlished Quarterhj. 



Annual Subscription, 8s. Payable in advance to Arthur Percival, Esq., 5, Trinity 



College, Dublin. 



Single Numbers, 2.s. 6d. Ten Shillings per Annum, procurable through any Book- 

 seller. 



This Periodical has been set on foot by a few well-known Naturalists, for the purpose of 

 advancing tlie cause of Natural History in Cireat Britain and Ireland, by making the 

 labours of their confreres more generally known, not only by Reviews of Works, but also 

 of Papers read before Local Societies; thus rendering it, as far as possible, a perfect Biblio- 

 graphical Record of the Progress of Natural History at Home and Abroad. 



To enable the Editors to carry out this design, the support and friendly co-operation of 

 Naturalists, Authors, and Publishers must be freely given. All Works on Natural History 

 sent to the Editors shall, in every instance, receive a notice ; but those not sent shall not be 

 entitled to have more than the contents of the title-page inserted, — an exception being 

 made in the case of very expensive Works. 



The matter will appear under the following heads : — 



I. Reviews of Works on Natural History and Geology. These will be from the pens 

 of Naturalists eminent in special departments. The staff of writers at the present tinn. 

 comprises some of our best known investigators. 



II. Bibliographical Record. Under this head will appear the Titles of WorJcs not the 

 subject of a Review, and the contents of British Serials, with interlinear remarks on the 

 value or interest of the principal papers. It is also intended, if the Review meets with 

 adequate support, to Publish an Annual Supplement to Agasiz' and Strickland's " Biblio- 

 graphia Zoologise et Geologise." 



III. Reports of the Proceedings of Societies. To the present time the Proceedings 

 of Irish Societies have alone been published ; but special arrangements may be effected 

 with the Editors for printing the Proceedings of English and Scotch Societies in the future- 

 pages of this Review. It is very desirable that British Societies should extensively avail 

 themselves of this opportunity, as many valuable communications read before Provincial or 

 small Meetings are annually lost to the world, or only obtain local attention. 



IV. The Review of the Quarter. This will contain Notices of Investigations in hand 

 requiring general co-operation, of the Travels, Obituary, &c., of Eminent Naturalists, and 

 other matters of General Scientific Interest. 



It will be the endeavour of the PMitors to render The Natural History Review as 

 generally interesting to the Scientific Reader as possible ; and they trust that so promising 

 and valuable a Work will be liberally supported, especially as the Subscription is lower 

 than that of any other Periodical of the same size, and illustrated in tlie same style ; their 

 object not being pecuniary gain, but the promotion of Natural History Knowledge in this 

 country, they are simply desirous of obtaining a sufficient number of Subscribers to secur; 

 them against loss. 



No. VIII., containing Index, Title-pages, &c., to Vol. II., will be published in October. 



Vol. T., 1854, price 8s., green cloth, gilt. 



Vol. II., 1855, price 10s. 6d., will be ready with No. VIII. 



NOTICE TO PUBLISHERS. 



It is particularly requested that both Home and Continental Publishers will forward 

 their Book Lists and Announcements of Publications in preparation to the Editors, 5, 

 Trinity College, Dublin. 



The Editors will exchange with any Serial Publications relating to Natural History. 

 The Copies should be forwarded as above per Post; or in LONDON, to SAMUEL 

 niGHLEY, 32, FLEET-STREET. 



C0ULTA8, PRINTER, YORK. 



