58 The Zoologist — February, 1866. 



of its shyness, I may mention tliat a party of three persons, scattered 

 about in a small jungle on Nogo Island, for the purpose of shooting the 

 Megapodius, did not see a single bird, although they put up several, 

 one of which came towards me, and perched, unconscious of my 

 presence, within twenty yards. At Port Essington I have shot this 

 bird among mangroves, the roots of which were washed by the sea at 

 high water; and Capt. F. P. Blackwood killed one while running on 

 the mud in a similar locality, in both instances close to a mound. 

 I never witnessed the escape of the young from the mound; but one 

 as large as a quail, and covered with feathers, was brought to Lieut. 

 Ince by a native, who afErmed that he had dug it out along with 

 several eggs.'" — Vol. ii. p. 168, 



This notice has extended to a most nnreasonable length, but I think 

 the long extracts will answer a double purpose : they will interest every 

 one of my readers, and will recommend Mr. Gould's ' Manual' far more 

 efFoctually than any comments of my own. It is indeed a great plea- 

 sure to me to have it in my ])ower thus to promote and encourage the 

 circulation of sound trustworthy Ornithology amongst an English 

 public. I could gladly have dwelt for another dozen pages or so 

 on points still unnoticed, more especially the sixty parrots which 

 are so carefully described, but 1 forbear, seeing, especially', how large 

 an arrear of work I am indebted both to authors and contributors. 

 Of this 'Manual' 1 can only add that it is essential to every student 

 of Ornithology. 



Edward Newman. 



Notes on the Quadrupeds of Lanarkshire. 

 By Edward R. Alston, Esq. 



(Continued fioiu page 11). 



Hedgehog. — Being anxious to observe the daily life of this curious 

 animal, I procured a fnie large male in the beginning of July last. He 

 refused food for the first day or two, but was unable to resist the 

 temptation of a raw egg, and the ice being thus broken he soon 

 became reconciled to captivity. At first he was kept in a large 

 squirrel-cage, but his strong smell being disagreeable within doors, he 

 was removed to one of the small areas to which I have repeatedly 

 alluded. Here he was provided with a sleepiug-box with a bed of hay : 



