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The Field Naturalist's Handbook. By the late Rev. 



J. G. Wood and the Rev. Theodore Wood. Fifth edition. Cr. 8vo, pp. 167. 

 (London : Cassell and Co. 1893.) Price 2s. 6d. 



A most excellent book for the field naturalist; its scope is confined princi- 

 pally to Entomology, Field Botany, and Egg-Collecting. Each month in the 

 year is taken separately, a complete catalogue being given of all the butterflies 

 and moths which appear in it, together with the plants in flower and their 

 localities. In addition to each insect, there will be found notes on its eggs, 

 caterpillar, and pupa. The food plant is also given. At the end of the ento- 

 mological portion we find a chapter describing the localities most frequented by 

 each species of butterflies and moths, and the best methods of taking them. 

 Birds are classed according to their order, beginning with hawks and ending 

 with petrels. 



There are also short chapters on Breeding from the egg, larva, and pupa, 

 with full details of the best modes of catching, setting, and preserving butter- 

 flies and moths, and of blowing and preserving birds' eggs, and drying and 

 arranging plants. A young naturalist cannot afford to be without this book. 



The Year-Book of Science. Edited for 1892 by Prof. T. G. 

 Bonney, D.Sc, LL.D., F.R.S., etc. Cr. Svo, pp. viii. — 519. (London: 

 Cassell and Co. 1893.) Price 7s. 6d. 



This is the second year of the publication of this useful book, which gives 

 a report of the scientific work of the past year. It will be noticed that more 

 attention than in last year's volume has been given to Zoology. Thus we find 

 Animal Biology divided into the following sections : — Zoology and Comparative 

 Anatomy ; Animal Physiology and Patholog}' ; and Bacteriolog}^ Botanical 

 Biology treats of Systematic and Geographical Botany ; Morphology and 

 Biology of Plants ; Minute Anatomy of Plants ; and Physiology of Plants. 



More about Wild Nature. By Mrs. Brightwen ; with illus- 

 trations by the Author. Crown Svo, pp. xvi. — 261. (London: T. Fisher 

 Unwin. 1892.) Price 3s. 6d. 



We are charmed with Mrs. Brightwen's book. She is a thorough lover of 

 animals, and has given us some very interesting sketches of their habits. 

 There are also hints on Home-museums and for studying living insects and how 

 to keep them as pets. 



Hazell's Annual for 1893. Cr. Svo, pp. 740, (London : 

 Hazell, W^atson, and Viney. 1893.) Price 3s. 6d. 



This is truly a cyclopaedic record of men and topics of the day, giving an 

 account of the year's history in all parts of the globe, revised to Nov. 30, 1892. 

 Amongst the new subjects discussed in the present volume are articles on 

 Bimetallism, about 26 Biographies, Building Societies, Chicago's World's Fair, 

 The General Election of 1892, Political Parties, Uganda, etc. etc. A most 

 useful book. 



Our Secret Friends and Foes. By Percy Faraday Frank- 

 land, Ph.D., B.Sc, F.R.S., etc. Foolscap Svo, pp. 167. (London: Society 

 for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1893.) Price 2s. 6d. 



This, which is one of the " Romance of Science" Series, will do much 

 towards making the reader more intimately acquainted with the low forms of 

 germs or micro-organisms now attracting so much public attention. It treats 

 of micro-organisms in the air and in water, useful and malignant micro-organ^ 

 isms, and the theory and practice of prevention in disease. There are nearly 

 50 good illustrations. 



