246 Reviews. [,/-;>„, 



Miss J. A. Fletcher's interesting little pnl)lication, " Nature 

 and Adventure in Australasia" (Macniillans), for ]:»oys and girls, 

 has come to hand. We can easily realize the success tliis work 

 has had, being told in a charming style and containing much field 

 information. Any children reading this work will take far more 

 interest in the wonders of nature, and especially of bird-life, 

 than they otherwise would. We can heartily recommend this 

 book to juvenile readers. 



The second series of " Bird Numbers " of the School Paper, 

 issued by the Department of Public Instruction, Queensland, are 

 very creditable to all concerned. Many of the articles contain 

 original field observations, while some of the photographs depicting 

 bird-life are really excellent. Old as well as young should profit 

 by Governor Hamilton Goold-Adams's wise remark— " The more 

 you get to know about birds, the more you will realize how 

 valuable they are to yourselves and the other inliabitants of this 

 country." 



Note. — Wanted to buy, part 3 of vol. i. of The Emu. F. E. 

 Howe, " Athenae," Bryson-street, Canterbury, Victoria. 



Obituary. 

 DEATH OF COL. W. V. LEGGE. 



Too late for adequate notice in this issue came the sad news 

 of the death of the first President of the R.A.O.U., Col. W. V. 

 Legge, C.M.B.O.U. An extended notice will appear in our next 

 issue. 



Wnlker, May «nd Co., Printers, Mackillop-street, Melbourne. 



