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little doubt that other so-called exclusively British moths 

 will eventually ]n*ove to be either melanic or other varieties 

 of some previously known European species. We may here 

 remind our readers that many English insects are in great 

 request amongst Continental entomologists, and ihat purchase 

 is by no means absolutely necessary, although in many cases 

 it is the most convenient way of obtaining examples from 

 localities which are far apart. We cannot forbear again con- 

 gratulating the author upon striking this, by Englishmen, 

 comparatively unworked vein of literature, for we are sure his 

 work will bear fruit, if only by giving many British Lepidop- 

 terists an opportunity of pursuing a new line of tliought. 



Mr. Kirby has written a very useful introduction to his 

 work, extending to considerable length. This is not an ordi- 

 nary preface, but a really useful working manual of primary 

 instruction to the would-be Lepidopterist. It is so simply 

 written that the reader is not tired with dry scientific detail. 

 It is further helped by a useful plate of anatomical diagrams 

 of the various parts of a lepidopterou. This will be espe- 

 cially useful to the beginner, who will find not only these 

 details, but also instructions how to collect, set, and arrange 

 his specimens. Besides the coloured plates, showing types 

 of genera, there will be found in the letter-press explicit 

 descriptions of the types and varieties of species, their size, 

 geographical description, food of larvae, and, best of all for the 

 English reader, well-known British insects are taken for 

 comparison when the insect under description is not known 

 to occur in this country. 



The spirited publishers deserve support for the care taken 

 in the production of this work. When we consider that it is 

 issued in very large numbers, the plates are fairly good; and 

 we should feel pleased that we live in an age when such a work 

 can be issued to the public so cheaply. — [J. T. C] 



OBITUARY. 



Thomas W. Wonfor. — This gentleman, whose name has 

 long been familiar to all classes in Brighton, died at his resi- 

 dence, 38, Buckingham Place, Brighton, on Sunday, the 20lh 

 October last, in the fifty-first year of his age. Although the 

 deceased had only been seriously ill for some three weeks 

 before his death, his health had been failing him for years 

 past, and he was frequently unable to leave his house for 



