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large area with blackened plates of sheet-iron, under which water would 

 be conducted. This water, as shown by his observations, would be 

 raised to a temperature of 150° F., some 80° higher than that of the 

 Nile. A boiler thus constructed over 2h acres would develop 2,000 

 horse-power, by which the water of the Nile might be raised to the 

 necessary height and poured in abundance over the desert land. 



We find that the remarkable paragraph entitled " Four-legged 

 Birds," to which we recently drew attention as going the round of the 

 English popular Press, was lifted verbatim from an article, adorned 

 by a striking illustration, that appeared in Popular Science News for 

 February, 1896. This, which is published in New York, is an 

 illustrated monthly, in which many curious articles of a like character 

 may be found. 



An up-to-date address-book of botanists has been a desideratum 

 for some time. One is now published by J. Dorfler, Barichgasse, 36, 

 Vienna, III., at the price of 10 M. Despite the numerous errors, which 

 the botanists themselves can easily correct in time for a second 

 edition if they will take the trouble, the directory is a great improve- 

 ment on any that have previously appeared. 



We have much pleasure in drawing the attention of those of 

 our readers who are interested in ornithology or anthropology to a 

 book that is being prepared by our esteemed contributor, the Rev. 

 H. A. Macpherson. It is entitled " A History of Fowling : being 

 an account of the many curious devices by which wild birds are or 

 have been captured in different parts of the world." It is believed 

 to be an almost exhaustive treatise, and contains much new informa- 

 tion from most regions, as well as being a digest of what has been 

 published, especially as regards old and rare Italian works and other 

 recondite sources. The MS. is ready, but has not yet been sent to 

 the printers, since the author desires to ensure himself against losing 

 much on the actual printing and engraving. The volume will be a 

 quarto of about 450 pages, and the price is one guinea to subscribers 

 in advance. If sufficient support be obtained by the author, he will 

 hope to figure specimens of such ethnological interest as traps from 

 Borneo, Morocco, Japan, India, and other parts of the world. Mr. 

 Macpherson's other books have shown that he is well fitted to deal 

 with a subject of such general as well as special interest, and we hope 

 that many will send their subscriptions to him at 1 1 Victoria Place, 

 Carlisle. 



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