58 EEVIEWS. 



This capital little book, published according to the require- 

 ments of the new Education Code, is devoted to the description 

 of quadrupeds and birds, and contains 6i illustrations. 



Practical Taxidermy, a Manual of Instructions to the Ama- 

 teur in collecting, preserving, and setting up Natural History 

 Specimens of all kinds ; to which is added a chapter on the pic- 

 torial arrangement of a museum. Illustrated by Montague 

 Browne, F.Z.S., etc. Second edition; pp. viii. — 354. {Lofidon : 

 L. Upcott Gill. 1884.) 



We have the various methods described of trapping, skinning, 

 and preserving fishes, birds, animals, and reptiles ; dressing and 

 softening furs and skins ; collecting and preserving insects. In 

 short, the book contains a large amount of information, and 

 affords great assistance to the practical naturalist. The instruc- 

 tions given towards the end of the book on the arrangement of 

 museums are very good. The work is illustrated with 5 7 engrav- 

 ings and 5 plates. 



Taxidermy without a Teacher, comprising a complete 

 Manual of Instruction for Preserving Birds, Animals, and Fishes. 

 By Walter P. Manton, M.D. Second edition ; illustrated; pp. 56. 

 {Boston^ U.S.A.: Lee a7id Shepai^d.) 



Insects : How to Catch and how to Prepare them for the 

 Cabinet. By Walter P. Manton, M.D. Illustrated; pp. 32. 

 {Boston, U.S.A. : Lee and Shepard.) 



These are admirable little hand-books, small enough to be 

 carried in the pocket, at the same time giving those practical 

 directions which we sometimes fail to find in some of the larger 

 manuals. These are just the books to give to our young natu- 

 ralists. 



Beginnings with the Microscope : A Working Hand-book, 

 containing simple instructions in the art and method of using the 

 Microscope and Preparing Objects for Examination. By Walter 

 P. Manton, M.D. Illustrated; pp. 73. {Boston, U.S.A.: Lee 

 and Shepard. 1884.) 



We only wish we could have seen this book when we first 

 began to use the microscope. It gives a list of working tools and 

 accessories, with instructions for making a number of them. We 

 find also chapters on preparing, staining, and embedding objects, 

 section-cutting and mounting, and, last though not least valuable, 

 two chapters on " How to Work " and " What to Work with." 



