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(3) Zoology (Sectional Editor, J. W. Tutt, F.E.S.); Archaeology 

 (Sectional Editor, W. H. Evans, A. B.C. A.); Scientific Industries 

 (Sectional Editors, T. A. Ingram, M.A., LL.D., and J. Stuart Ker, 

 B.Sc, A.M.I.C.E.); Photography (Sectional Editor, J. Borthwick 

 Panting, F.R.l'.S.); Work waiting to be done (C. H. Grinling). The 

 Zoological Section is a very extensive one, consisting of Mammals, 

 Reptiles, Amphibians, Fishes, Birds, False Scorpions, Insects, and 

 Molluscs, and to the compilation of these lists almost all local 

 zoologists of importance have contributed. 



The section on Insects has been compiled by <T. W. Tutt, F.E.S., 

 and H. J. Turner, F.E.S., from records by B. W. Adkin, F.E.S., 

 Robt. Adkin, F.E.S., Hope Alderson, H. W. Andrews, F.E.S., F. 

 Ashby, F.E.S., W. Barnes, P. J. Barraud, F.E.S., W. S. Bolas, B. A. 

 Bower, F.E.S. , G. B. Browne, J. A. Butterfield, F.E.S., F. M. B. 

 Carr, G. C. Champion, F.Z.S., F.E.S., (Miss) A. M. Cochrane, C. W. 

 Colthrup, F. W. Cowham, F.E.S., Stanley Edwards, F.Z.S., F.L.S., 

 F.E.S., C. Fenn, F.E.S.. The Rev. Canon Fowler, F.L.S., F.E.S., A. 

 H. Jones, F.E.S., L. W. Newman, F.E.S., H. E. Page, F.E.S., A. 

 Russell, F.E.S., H. J. Turner, F.E.S., J. W. Tutt, F.E.S., W. West, 

 etc. The volume, a limited number of which only is being published 

 at an almost nominal price, is to be obtained from Mr. A. Thomas, 

 Town Hall, Woolwich. 



A tenth edition of T/ie London Cataloi/iie of British PlanU, by 

 Frederick J. Hanbury, F.L.S., F.E.S., assisted by a number of 

 botanical experts, and published by George Bell it Sons, has been 

 issued. The excellence and value of Tlie London Catalofjiie are too 

 well known to require farther notice. One need only note that this 

 edition is interleaved, a very useful innovation, which will enable one 

 to enter his or her own notes, localities, etc. 



An extensive paper " On the Variabilii;y of the Wing-colouring of 

 Lymantria uionacha," by H. Auel, is being published in the Zeitschrift 

 fur iristienKcJiaftlicJie Lixektenbiolofiie, vol. iv. 



A most interesting meeting of the Entomological Club was held on 

 March 19th, at 6.30 p.m., at Wellfield, 4, Lingard's Road, Lewisham, 

 when Mr. R. Adkin was the host. Tea was served by Mrs. and Miss 

 Adkin, after which the collections and the library of the host were 

 inspected, and various entomological matters discussed. At 8 p.m. a 

 very jolly party of members and friends sat down to supper, including, 

 among others: Prof. T. Hudson-Beare, Messrs. B. x\.dkin, H. Rowland- 

 Brown, H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe, F. Enock, A. H. Jones, T. Hall, 

 A. Harrison, H. Main, G. T. Porritt, R. South, A. Sich, E. Smith and 

 J. W. Tutt. At the biisiness meeting Mr. H. Rowland-Brown was 

 elected full-member in the place of Mr. A. J. Chitty, deceased. 



Cloth cases (Is. 9d., post free) for binding the second volume of 

 "A Natural History of the British Butterflies," will be prepared and 

 lettered "British Ikitterflies, Vol. II"; or, "British Lepidoptera, 

 Vol. IX,'" as desired, for those subscribers who apply at once direct 

 to 119, Westcombe Hill, Blackheath, S.E. 



One wonders that there is any vegetation to be found in North 

 America. The woes of the agriculturists and the nostrums of the 

 economic entomologists are funereal in their aspect and most alarming 

 in the impression they leave on the human mind. After capturing 

 about nine-tenths of the space available in the entomological maga- 



