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contains many interesting articles in various departments of science, including one 

 in our branch of Natural History, viz., " The Toad as an Entomologist," by A. S. 

 Ritchie. The writer advocates the slaughter of toads in the early morning for 

 the purpose of obtaining the specimens of insects they had swallowed during the 

 night ! This appears to us a horrible mode of collecting, and judging from the 

 few rarities obtained a most needlessly cruel operation. The results derived 

 from the murder of the poor toads do not tend so much to the advancement of 

 science as to justify the shedding of their innocent blood. We hardly fancy the 

 example will be widely followed — the very thought of ripping up some wretched 

 toads before breakfast in the morning to get at the beetles inside, makes one's 

 blood run cold ! 



The American Entomologist. An illustrated Magazine devoted to practical and 

 popular Entomology. St. Louis, Mo., Vol. i., No. 12, August 1869. 



This excellent publication has now come to the end of its first volume, and is 

 to appear henceforth in a new and improved style, with an ornamental wrapper, 

 on better paper, with an increased number of pages, and at a doubled price. 

 The August number, which contains a splendid coloured plate of Cerotocampa 

 regal is, affords a sample of the new dress and other improvements. 



The American Naturalist. Salem, Mass. Vol. iii., No. 7, September, 1869. 

 As interesting and attractive as ever. 



Le Naturaliste Ganadien. Quebec, August, 1869. Contains a description and 

 figure of a new Hemipteron, Nalis Canadensis, Provancher. 



The American Agriculturist. New York, September, 1869. 



Neicmari's Entomologist. London, Eng., Nos. 67 and 68. From Mr. Reeks. 



The former number contains an interesting account of an undescribed light- 

 giving Coleopterous larva from Brazil. 



Hardwiche's Science- Gossip. London, August 1, 1869. 



The Canada Farmer. Toronto, August 15, 1869. 



The New York Sun. New York. 



The Maine Farmer. Augusta, Me. 



The Orthoptera of the State of Maine, and Notes on American Cancroid Crus- 

 tacea. By Sidney I. Smith. 



Contributions to Zoology from the Museum of Yale College. No. 1, by A. E. 

 Verrill, and No. 2, by S. I. Smith. 



Entomological Notes. Part II. By S. H. Scudcler. 48 pages, Svo. Boston, 

 1869. These notes contain a number of valuable papers on Orthoptera, and an 

 account of some diurnal Lepidoptera from Alaska. 



