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ible to the general public. The untiring industry of this talented Ento- 

 mologist is a marvel to all those who know of his work. It affords us 

 great pleasure to find that he has so far recovered from his late severe 

 illness as to enable him to resume those Entomological studies in which 

 he has so long taken a prominent part. 



Butterflies and Moths of North America, by Herman Strecker, 

 Reading, Pa. 



We are indebted to the author for a copy of this work, which is in large 

 octavo form, in paper cover, containing 283 pages. 



Following the preface, which partakes somewhat of the character of an 

 advertisement relating to the sale and purchase of insects, the reader will 

 find a series of short but very instructive chapters on breeding, collecting, 

 mounting, preserving, transporting and classifying specimens, occupying 

 some 26 pages in all, in which the author's long practical experience and 

 thorough knowledge of the subject is presented in a plain and practical 

 manner. He proceeds on the very admirable plan of explaining every- 

 thing down to the minutest details, so that a reader who knows nothing of 

 the subject when he takes the work up, has. after a careful perusal, a very 

 fair knowledge of the whole matter. This part is illustrated by one plate ; 

 a second plate is devoted to illustrating the structure of butterflies and 

 moths. The author's style is peculiar, but interesting and racy ; we sin- 

 cerely regret that this otherwise highly useful portion of his work is marred 

 somewhat by the occasional treatment in a flippant manner of subjects 

 which others deem sacred. 



There is a very complete list of the terms and abbreviations used in 

 works on Lepidoptera, with plain and full explanations, following which is 

 an alphabetical list of localities of which something of the Lepidopterous 

 fauna inhabiting them is known. Next we have a very full synonymical 

 catalogue of American butterflies north of Mexico, with localities in the 

 form of marginal notes, which, with appendix, occupies the larger portion 

 of the work. A Bibliographical chapter of 75 pages closes the volume, 

 in which is found an alphabetical list of authors who have written on 

 Lepidoptera, with full details of their writings. 



On the whole, we regard this work as very convenient and useful. The 

 preparation of it must have involved an immense amount of labor, which 

 has been performed in such a manner as to reflect credit on the author. 



