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Ants, Bees, Dragon Flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies. 



By W. Harcourt Bath. Cr. 8vo, pp. io8. (London : S. Sonnenschein and 

 Co. 1888.) Trice is. 



We are pleased to welcome another of the Young Collector's valuable 

 little handbooks. The one now before us treats of the orders — Ilymenoptera, 

 Neuroptera, Orthoptera, Hemiptera, and Diptera, and we are glad to find Mr. 

 Bath endeavouring to encourage the study of these most interesting, though 

 much neglected, order of the class INSECTA. The space at his disposal in so 

 small a book is of course very limited. He has, however, done much by way 

 of illustrations, of which we find no fewer than 156, to show the extent of the 

 field open to the young collector. 



Bird Stories, Old and New, told in Pictures and Prose. By 

 Harrison Weir. .Sm. 4to, pp. 63. (London : Society for Promoting Christian 

 Knowledge. ) 



Mr. Harrison Weir tells many interesting stories of birds in his own 

 peculiarly pleasant manner ; ever}' page of the book is beautifully illustrated 

 with a number of etchings. It is printed throughout in sepia-toned ink, on 

 stout antique paper, which has altogether a pleasing, though somewhat 

 unusual efiect. 



Great Waterfalls, Cataracts, and Geysers, described 

 and illustrated. By John Gibson. Cr. 8vo, pp. 288. (London : T. Nelson 

 and Sons. 1887.) 



Describing the Falls of Niagara ; of the Yosemite Valley ; of the Yellow- 

 stone Region ; Kaieteur Falls ; Falls of Tequendama ; Falls of Montmorency, 

 Chaudiere, and Lorette ; Cataracts of Orinoco and Parana : Falls of the 

 Zambesi ; Falls and Cataracts of the Nile ; Falls of the Senegal ; Cataracts 

 and Rapids of the Congo ; some Swiss Falls ; Falls of the Clyde and Foyers ; 

 Cascade of Gavarnie ; Geysers of the Yellowstone Region ; Geysers of Ice- 

 land ; and the Geysers of New Zealand. It is nicely illustrated with 32 plates. 



The Constellations and how to find them. Thirteen 

 Maps showing the position of the Constellations in the Sky during each month 

 of any year. A popular and simple guide to a knowledge of the Starry 

 Heavens. With introduction, general explanations, and a separate descrip- 

 tion of each map. By William Peek, F.R.A.S. Third edition, 4to. 

 Price, 2s. 6d. (Edinburgh and London : Gall and Inglis. ) 



An Easy Guide to the Constellations, with a Miniature 

 Atlas of the Stars. By the Rev. James Gall. i6mo. (Edinburgh and 

 London : Gall and Inglis.) 



Two most useful books, by studying which a very fair knowledge of the 

 constellations may be readily acquired. The star-maps in both books are 

 printed in white on a very deep blue ground. The constellations are very 

 distinctly shown. 



History of the Pacific States of North America. By 

 Hubert Howe Bancroft. Central America. Vol. II., from 1530 — 1800. 

 (San Francisco : The History Pub. Co.) 



We have here an account of the Conquest of Peru ; the Government of 

 Castilla del Oro ; the Colonisation of Veragua ; the Occupation of Guate- 

 mala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica ; Affairs in Chiapas, Belize, and 

 Panama ; and the deeds of the Buccaneers — the adventures of Morgan and 

 other piratical raids — among other matters of interest are here given. The 

 Revolt of the Natives, the Quarrels of the Spaniards among themselves, and the 

 position of the Clergy in the affairs of conquest and occupation, are likewise 

 clearly set forth. The volume is one of absorbing interest throughout, 



