104 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS. 



BY THE EDITOR. 



From both sides of the Atlantic we continue to receive a continuous 

 and ever-welcome stream of serial publications, on various scientific 

 subjects. In all of those devoted to general Natural History our favorite 

 department of Entomology receives its due share of attention, while there 

 has been no recent diminution in the number of publications specially 

 devoted to this branch of Zoology. To Practical Entomology we find 

 more and more space and attention directed, year by year, in the leading 

 agricultural magazines and newspapers ; few, indeed, of the latter are 

 now considered complete without the regular contributions of an Entomo- 

 logical Editor. The various State Entomologists continue, too, to afford 

 us their annual Reports, filled with great stores of most valuable informa- 

 tion, not only for the farmer and gardener, but for the student of nature 

 as well. 



As we have not for some time directed the attention of our readers to 

 the scientific serials that we are constantly receiving, we propose to devote 

 rather more space than usual in this issue to the enumeration of the 

 principal papers that are of interest to the Entomologist. We take the 

 opportunity also of returning our grateful thanks to the Authors, Editors 

 and Publishers who, month by month, and year by year, favour ns with 

 their much valued productions. 



To turn to the old world first. — No more welcome visitor comes to our 

 table than the weekly numbers of Nature (London : Macmillan & Co.) 

 This most interesting publication has now entered upon its eighth half- 

 yearly volume, and is evidently thoroughly well established in public 

 estimation. Recent numbers contain numerous articles and letters by 

 leading men of science on the much vexed subject of Instinct and 

 Perception in Animals. During the last month there have also appeared 

 the first two of a series of illustrated articles by Sir John Lubbock on 

 " The Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects," and a paper by Mr. A. 

 Murray on " Venomous Caterpillars." 



Science Gossip (London : Hardwicke) is replete with matter of a lively 

 and popular character. During many months past there have been 

 published in its pages a useful series of articles on " Collecting and 



