4588 THE ZooLocist—Auveust, 1875. 
to a particular order of birds, as the inmates of an aquarium to one par- 
ticular mode of breathing. 
Some Observations on Public Aquaria. By W. A. Lloyd, Superintendent 
of the Crystal Palace Aquarium. Demy 12mo, 24 pp. Sold at the 
Crystal Palace. 1875. 
Official Handbook of the Marine Aquarium of the Crystal Palace Aquarium 
Company. Sixth Edition. Demy 12mo, 84 pp. 1875. 
On the Principles and Management of the Marine Aquarium. A Paper read 
before the Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society, at 
the Midland Institute. By William R. Hughes, F.L.S., President. 
Demy 8vo, 56 pp., with diagrams. John Van Voorst. 1875. 
A useful and amusing little book, written from the author's personal 
experience. 
Index to Contents of the Tanks of the Manchester Aquarium. By W. Saville- 
Kent, F.L.S., F.Z.S. Tenth Thousand. 1875. 
Synopsis of the Contents of the Tanks of the Manchester Aquarium. By the 
Curator, W. Saville-Kent. Manchester, 1875. Demy 12mo, 38 pp. 
Clever little unpretending tracts, designed not merely to explain to 
visitors what they may expect to find in the Aquarium at Manchester, 
but also to show to the rest of the world what the people of Manchester 
are doing to advance the knowledge of Aquatic Zoology. 
Bird-Life: being a History of the Bird, its Structure and Habits, together 
with Sketches of fifty different Species. By Dr. A. E. Brehm. Trans- 
lated by H. M. Labouchere, F.Z.S., and W. Jesse, C.M.Z.8., Zoologist 
to the Abyssinian Expedition. Royal 8vo, 898 pp. letterpress; ten 
coloured lithograph plates by J.G. Keulemans. London: Van Voorst. 
1874. 
A splendid volume for a drawing-room table, the name of Brehm being a 
sufficient guarantee for its scientific accuracy. 
The Mind of Man; being a Natural System of Mental Philosophy. By 
Alfred Smee, F.R.S., Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of 
England, Fellow of the Chemical Society, Medical Officer of the Bank 
of England. Demy 8vo, 262 pp. letterpress, illustrated with engravings. 
London: George Bell & Sons, York Street, Covent Garden. 
I am scarcely competent to deal with this, being more versed in the 
bodies of animals than in the mind of man, but may say it is a work evidently 
prepared with care and thought. 
EpwarD Newman. 
