296' MR.NEWMANOF'THE ZOOLOGIST? CHAP. xiv. 



which began to appear in the Zoologist in August 

 1856. Mr. Newman sent Edward several books on 

 Natural History, together with his own List of British 

 Birds. In February 1858 we find Mr. Newman send- 

 ing Edward a copy of the Insect Hunters, his most 

 successful book. Mr. Newman said to Edward, 

 " I think it really wonderful that you should have 

 acquired the great knowledge you have obtained 

 under the circumstances in which you have been 

 placed." Mr. Newman asked for some informa- 

 tion about fishes, which Edward promised to supply. 

 The result was, that many new fishes were found in 

 the Moray Firth, simply from Edward's determination 

 to search, collect, and preserve them. 



Edward had also much correspondence with Mr. 

 Alexander G. More, with respect to the distribution 

 of birds in Great Britain during the nesting season. 

 Edward was appointed the observer for Banffshire and 

 the northern part of Aberdeen. He communicated a 

 great deal of information about Birds and Bird-nest- 

 ing, which was afterwards published in the periodical 

 called The His. 



But his most important communications were with 

 Mr. Couch as to Fishes ; and with Mr. Spence Bate, 

 and the Eev. A. Merle Norman, as to Crustacea; 

 which will form the subjects of the following chapters. 



