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series of passages ; the latter are excavated at different levels, 

 so that the occupants may not be flooded out during the tropical 

 rains. The fur of the Nallodee is of a sandy colour, speckled 

 minutely with brown, and the nose has a pale yellow tip. The 

 animal is nocturnal, and lives chiefly on lizards, insects, frogs, 

 and bush mice. Its common name is of native origin, the 

 animal being known to scientists as Bligh's Phascologale, in 

 honour of the leaders of the party which discovered it — viz., 

 Messrs. W. and A. C. Bligh, lately^pearlers of Broome, W.A. 

 Specimens of the animal have been sent to the Western Aus- 

 tralian Museum, Perth. 



" Journal of Agriculture," Victoria. — The July number 

 of this publication is more than usually interesting to the non- 

 farmer by the variety of its contents. " Tree Planting for the 

 Beautifying of Cities and Towns" is dealt with by Messrs. A. W. 

 Crooke, late Acting-Conservator of Forests, and J. Blackburne, 

 Inspector of Forests, who point out methods for botaining the 

 best results, illustrating their remarks with pictures of the street 

 trees in Castlemaine, Bendigo, Camperdown, &c. Mr. D. 

 McAlpine deals with the genuine locust fungus, showing that 

 hitherto the wrong production has been circulated as the locust 

 fungus. An interesting article on the purificatioa of muddy 

 waters, by Mr. A. C. H. Rothera, M.A., shows that one of the 

 best agents for the purpose is iron chloride, and if used at the 

 rate of i lb. to i,ooo gallons the chemical is thrown out with 

 the mud, taking the bacterial organisms with it, reducing them 

 from 22,000 to 240 per cubic centimetre. Mr. C. French, jun., 

 Assistant Government Entomologist, deals with household pests, 

 such as house-flies, mosquitoes, and clothes-moths, and points 

 out methods by which their presence may be greatly lessened in 

 our homes. 



" The Countryside Monthly." — We have received from 

 the editor, Mr. E. Kay Robinson, 210 Strand, London, W.C, 

 England, the first number of this new publication, which is the 

 official organ of the British Empire Naturalists' Association, 

 the Schools' Mutual Aid and Flower Fund Society, and the New 

 Collectors' Club. The part, consisting of 42 pages medium 

 octavo, is well illustrated, and contains a coloured plate of a 

 young male Great Spotted Woodpecker. The articles are well 

 written, and the journal should be popular among English 

 nature-lovers. The published price is 4d. monthly. 



Scenery Preservation. — The annual report of the New 

 Zealand Board for Scenery Preservation has recently been 

 issued, and contains an interesting record of progress. During 

 the year, 3,470 acres were added to the reserves, and, making 



