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The sucklers and birds of the island have already been enume- 

 rated in the ' Zoologist,' by the Rev. C. A. Bury ; and Mr. More has 

 availed himself largely, and very properly, of Mr. Bury's labours: the 

 birds are arranged on the plan proposed by myself in the Appendix to 

 the 'Letters of Rusticus,' and divided into — residents, 58 in number; 

 summer visitors, 28 ; birds of double passage, 8 ; winter visitors, 41 ; 

 and occasional visitors, 85. 



The reptiles and fishes are given by Mr. More : among the former 

 the absence of the natterjack is remarkable. Nine common fresh- 

 water fishes — namely, the pike, perch, ruffe, gudgeon, barbel, grayling, 

 chub, loach and minnow — are also absent from the list : the only 

 fresh-water fishes ascertained to be inhabitants of the island are the 

 river bull-head, the smoothtailed stickleback, roughtailed stickleback, 

 tenspined stickleback, carp, tench, rudd, roach, dace, trout, sharp- 

 nosed eel and broadnosed eel. Does the absence of the nine fishes I 

 have first named indicate a Natural-History fact, or the absence of 

 observation ? 



Three excellent entomologists — Mr. Guyon, Mr. F, Smith and 

 Mr. More — contribute a chapter each on insects : Mr. Guyon on Co- 

 leoptera, Mr. F. Smith on Hymeuoptera, and Mr. More on Lepi- 

 doptera. The Diptera, Orthoptera, Hemiptera, Stegoptera and Neu- 

 roptera of the island are entirely omitted. 



A list of the land and fresh-water shells is given by Messrs. 

 Guyon, Hambrough and More ; and this is the most careful and 

 complete of all the zoological lists. 



The Botany of the island is also sketched ; but this has been so 

 completely and elaborately treated by the late Dr. Brom field that 

 nothing remained but to give an abstract of his labours, and this has 

 been admirably performed by Mr. More. 



It is with confidence, then, that I recommend this volume to the 

 naturalist visiting the Isle of Wight; he will find it a reliable guide, 

 and a pleasant companion when he returns to his inn after the 

 labours of the day have ended. 



* Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society.^ Vol. v. No. 18, 

 dated November 14, 1860. Contains 48 pp. letter-press of 

 Zoology, 56 pp. of Botany; and one zincograph botanical plate. 

 London : Longman & Co. Price 3s. 



This number contains the following zoological papers : — 



1. A List of the Shells observed or collected at Mogador, and in its 



