Some New Natural History Backs. 



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expeditions subsequently made, we know of nothing containing such a 

 wealth of information bearing upon the British Sea Fisheries, from 

 every possible point of view, as Dr. Jenkins' volume. It is, perhaps, 

 surprising to learn from the title-page that the author is ' Of Gray's 

 Inn, Barrister-at-Law, ' as we usually look elsewhere for sound treatises 

 bearing upon natural science. Dr. Jenkins has been fifteen years with 

 the Lancashire and West Sea Fisheries Committee ; he has a tremendous 

 admiration for British fishermen, and has the ability to obtain informa- 

 tion from all manner of sources and present them in a readable form. 

 Not only is the natural history of Fishes dealt with, their migrations, 

 and so on, but he describes methods of fishing, developments of Steam 

 Trawling, Inshore Fisheries, Shellfish Fisheries, Scientific Research, 

 and so on ; and, of course, Legislation and Sea Fisheries. The volume 



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Plankton containing Fish Eggs. The large egg is that of a Plaice ; the smaller ones are Cod and 

 Whiting. The Copopod is that of a Calanus. 



should have a large sale, not only among naturalists, but among business 

 men at our Fishing Ports. 



The Cardiff Naturalists Society is to be congratulated on the publica- 

 tion of the elaborate and detailed pamphlet entitled Instructions to 

 Collectors (36 pp.), which has been issued in connection with their 

 Faunistic Survey of Glamorgan. It is the work of the referees of the 

 various groups, and gives sound advice on methods of collecting and 

 preserving the various forms of animal and plant life to be met with in 

 any particular area. The volume should appeal to collectors anywhere, 

 and we can stroirgly recommend it. It can be obtained in quantities 

 up to 500 at 6d. each, which, we should imagine, is much less than the 

 actual cost, and we would suggest that many of our Societies which are 

 now unable to publish reports on account of the increased cost of printing, 

 might do well to purchase a number of these for distribution among the 

 members. 



The late John Gerard has left his collection of coal fossils, birds and 

 eggs, as well as his scientific books, to the Wigan Mining College. He 

 had previously given specimens to the Manchester and British Museums. 



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