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havens where the remnants of many of the species can fmil a refuge, 

 instead of sharing the fate whicli there is only too nnich reason to fear 

 has befallen the Quagga and Jjurchell's Rhinoceros. 



In the descriptive part of the work each species referred to has 

 a brief diagnosis, followed by a notice of its habits, and its present 

 distribution ; the latter being especially \ aluable to the zoologist. 

 Perhaps the must interesting passage in the \olume relates to the 

 pair of horns on the evidence of wliich Dr. Giinther gave the name 

 Antilope tviangularis \ the supposed new animal being subsequently 

 raised to generic rank under the title of Doyatocevos. The authors 

 of this volume are, however, of opinion that these horns are really 

 nothing moie than abnormal examples of those of a Kudu. From 

 a specimen that has recently been brought to our notice, we are, 

 however, inclined to endorse the view of a recent writer in the Field, 

 that they belong to a Cow Eland. 



This work ought to be useful to the naturalist in general, and of 

 especial value to all those interested in the natural history and sport 

 of South Africa, to whose attention it may be cordially recom- 

 mended. I^. L. 



A Vertebrate Fauna of Lakeland, including Cumberland and Westmoreland, 

 with Lancashire North of the Sands. By Rev. H. A. Macpherson, M.A., 

 with a Preface by R. S. Ferguson, F.S.A. Pp. 650, with 6 etchings, 

 2 coloured plates, map, and woodcuts. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1892. 

 Price, /i los. 



Chancellor Ferguson prefaces this bulky work with a lucid and 

 terse description of the chief physical features of the English Lake 

 District. The Prolegomena include essays on a variety of subjects, 

 and are illustrated by some fine woodcuts, drawn by Miss E. C. 

 Woodward. The author acknowledges in the Prolegomena his 

 obligations to Mr. R. Lydekker, who favoured him with assistance 

 in determining some animal remains from the cave-deposits. The 

 mass of the book deals with the present \erlebrate fauna of this 

 fascinating region. 



The author, being interested in ornithology as a specialist, the 

 second book, dealing with Aves, is naturally the fullest, and describes 

 at great length the habits of wild Swans, of Sand Cirouse, and many 

 other species of birds, combining all available historical information 

 with the results often years' work at field ornithology. Of the other 

 books, the first contains really important articles on the Pine Marten 

 and tlie Red Deer. The fourth book, which deals with the fishes, 

 is full of antiquarian lore. The chief local names of animals are 

 supplied in a glossary. Six full-page etchings of local scenery, and 

 two coloured plates of birds lately added to the British list, accom- 

 pany the text, which is further explained by a carefully drawn map, 

 showing the \arious elevations in different colours. Iioth author 

 and publisher are to be congratulated on having produced a most 

 useful and artistic compendium. 



The Birds ok Devon. By W. S. M. D'Urban, F.L.S., F.E.S., and Rev MA. 

 Mathew, M.A., F.L.S., M.B.O.U. Pp. Ixxxvii., 459. Illustrated with maps, 

 photos, and coloured plates. London ; R. H. Porter, 1892. Price, 21s. 



The south-west peninsula of b^ngland possesses an avifauna only 

 second in interest to that of Norfolk, and has been the scene of much 

 valuable field work during the last half century. The present volume 



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