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appearance at a season when public attention is engrossed with 

 the varied contents of the International Fisheries Exhibition. It 

 is topographical, historical, and descriptive. It furnishes an 

 account of the fishing districts of the Adriatic, the seasons for 

 fishing, and the produce. Then comes a description of the boats 

 used, and of the mode of making, tanning, and mounting the 

 various nets employed, with woodcuts showing the different sorts 

 of meshes. The Fish-markets have a chapter to themselves, 

 while another is devoted to the methods in vogue for curing and 

 cooking fish ; the volume concluding with a somewhat lengthy 

 account (extending over 100 pages) of the Fauna of the Adriatic, 

 including special lists of the fishes, both fresh-water and marine, 

 and some useful appendices. 



The contents of this work, upon which a good deal of care 

 seems to have been bestowed, may be said to have a two-fold 

 value. They afford an interesting insight into the mode of life, 

 shifts, and expedients of fishermen upon a far-off shore, and by 

 showing us the resources at their command, and their mode of 

 utilising the same, suggest practical hints for the improvement of 

 our own fisheries. 



The attention of pisciculturists is particularly directed to the 

 Italian mode of rearing in enclosed waters the fry of mullet, eels, 

 and flat-fishes until they attain a marketable size, and yield a 

 direct and immediate profit. The wisdom of this policy seems 

 so evident that it is surprising that it has not been adopted in 

 this country. 



We commend the perusal of this volume especially to members 

 of the newly-formed Piscicultural Society, and to naturalists who 

 would form some acquaintance with the singularly varied fauna of 

 the Adriatic. 



The introductory remarks by Dr. Albert Giinther, F.E.S., 

 give an additional recommendation to the volume bevond its 

 intrinsic merits ; while the excellency of the type and illustrations, 

 with the delicate binding of pale blue and silver, will probably 

 cause many readers to exchange a feeling of curiositj' for a feeling 

 of real interest in the subject-matter. 



We presume it will find a place amongst the volumes on fish 

 and fishing on view at the International Fisheries Exhibition. 



