and habits of the animals are in many cases the result of observa- 

 tion, whilst in others he has quite obviously gained his information 

 from mus-eums and menageries. — -' Sheffield Daily Telegraph.' 



Mr. Renshaw, whose lectures and magazine articles are well 

 known, has published an interesting book that fills a gap, and that 

 will be of use both to the student and to the reader who takes a 

 general interest in zoological matters. . . . The illustrations are 

 helpful, and stimulate the imagination to sympathise with the 

 ability and enthusiasm Mr. Renshaw has brought to bear on a sub- 

 ject of real, if not of common, interest. — ' Leeds and Yorkshire 

 Post.' 



Needless to say, the book is a popular one, and Mr. Renshaw 

 has managed to hit off the happy mean of information, not too 

 much nor too little, but just sufficient for the needs or the amuse- 

 ment of the ordinary reader. And to complete the circle of attrac- 

 tion, a series of beautiful photographic reproductions are included, 

 in number far greater than one is generally accustomed to ; one 

 illustration at least is given in every case, but two, and more often 

 than not two or three, accompany any given description. Mr. 

 Renshaw has presented his studies in the most attractive guise pos- 

 sible, and we trust that the many lovers of animals in this country 

 will not be deterred from a consideration of his book just because it 

 breaks ground in less familiar subjects than horses, dogs, or game 

 birds. — ' Glasgow Herald.' 



The handsome volume is of considerable value to young 

 naturalists. — ' Liverpool Daily Post.' 



Mr. Renshaw appears to have been well advised in re-issuing in 

 book form the sixteen articles and lectures which constitute the 

 volume before us, since several of them contain much important 

 information with regard to species now verging on extinction, or 

 whicli have been already exterminated, while all are eminently read- 

 justable and full of intei'est. Whether the author has quite done 

 himself justice in the title he has chosen for his work may be 

 open to question, seeing that all the articles relate to a single sub- 

 ject, namely, the mammals of Africa. Undoubtedly the most 

 generally interesting and important articles of the series are the 

 two dealing with the quagga and the blaauwbok, next to which may 

 perhaps be ranked those on the wliite rhinoceros, the pigmy 



