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lead them to seek it, self-taught and self guided, in their short 

 intervals of leisure " (Author's Preface). The book is divided into 

 three parts — General Principles, Systematic Zoology, and Advice 

 to Students, illustrated with 124 figures and diagrams, and is 

 provided with a glossary and index. Naturally to deal with so 

 much in such a comparatively small compass necessitates very 

 considerable compression, but Miss Lindsay has contrived to give 

 a very good idea of modern zoological notions, and if the class she 

 appeals to will intelligently assimilate what the book is capable of 

 affording they will not despise their own acquirements nor the able 

 and industrious compiler of their first Introduction to Zoology. 



Rambles in Alpine Valleys. J. W. Tutt, F.E.S. London : 

 Swan, Sonnenschein & Co. Price 2s. 6d. 



Although from its title this work would appear to be scarcely 

 adapted for notice in this Journal, anyone acquainted with Mr. 

 Tutt's many contributions to the literature of Natural History and 

 Entomology would expect to find a large amount of reference to 

 such topics in any book by him. 



This expectation is fully realized in the present instance, and the 

 reader will meet with botanical or, more particularly, entomological 

 remarks on nearly every page, and if the descriptive part is perhaps 

 of greater importance to those who have, or intend visiting these 

 charming places, the stay-at-home naturalist will find plenty of 

 suggestive matter treated in a popular and pleasant style. 



Hidden Beauties of Nature. By Richard Kerr, F.G.S. 

 London : Religious Tract Society. Price 3s. 6d. 



A little book written in a very simple manner, and only designed 

 as a first introduction to such as are yet almost entirely ignorant 

 of the beauties revealed by the microscope. As a gift for any 

 young person who may show some inclination to know a little more 

 about the marvels which surround him on sea and land the work 

 will, no doubt, be acceptable, the more so as it is well illustrated 

 by reproductions of photographs and other figures of Sponges, 

 Radiolaria, Diatoms, etc. 



Das MiKRosivor. Ein Leitfaden der wissenschaftlichen 



MiKRosKoriE. Yon Dr. A. Zimmermann. Leipzig : F. 



Deuticke. London : Williams and Norgate. Price 9s. 



We much regret that, by an oversight, this extremely valuable 



work did not come into our hands until so nearly the time of 



