390 Old Natural History Magazines, etc. 



Volume IV. contained 296 pp. 



Apparently this journal continued till Vol. IX., when it was 

 merged in the Weekly Naturalist and became The International 

 Journal of Microscopy and Natural Science* 



In the Preface to this Volume, the announcement is made 

 that in January, 1886, " will appear a publication with the 

 title, The Scientific Enquirer." 



THE SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRER. 



In February, 1886, appeared the first part of ' The Scientific 

 Enquirer, a monthly medium for the supply of information on 

 all Scientific Subjects,' edited by Alfred Allen, 8vo., 20 pp., and 

 with the December issue the first volume was completed, with 

 a total of 238 pages, including index. There were short con- 

 tributions on general natural history subjects, f but much of 

 this journal was taken up by queries and answers. It was 

 printed at Bath, and issued from 1 Cambridge Place, Bath, the 

 editor's address. 



At the close of Volume II., % for 1887, the editor apparently 

 announced his intention of discontinuing the journal, as in 

 January, 1888, he refers to this, but agrees to continue as 

 a result of very kind offers received. Twelve parts appeared 

 during 1888, forming Volume III. (224 pages, including index). 

 At the back of the title-page, however, appears the following 

 note : ' To our Readers, — We have endeavoured, during the 

 past year, to fulfil our promise further to improve " The 

 Scientific Enquirer," but the amount of labour entailed is 

 more than we feel justified in imposing upon ourselves and 

 friends. With this number we bring those labours to a close, 

 and in bidding farewell to the ' Scientific Enquirer,' express the 

 hope of addressing many of our readers through ' The Journal 

 of Microscopy,' in which we hope to introduce some of the 

 features which have distinguished the " Enquirer." 



THE UNION JACK NATURALIST. 



I was previously unaware that the ' Union Jack Field 

 Club' did more than circulate manuscripts among its members,§ 

 but apparently five parts of a magazine at least, were published, 

 four of which I have recently obtained, each being sold at 

 one penny. The first (Vol. I., No. 1) bears the title ' The 

 Union Jack Naturalist, Journal of the Union Jack Field Club 

 and Naturalists' monthly Intelligencer.' It was issued in Octo- 

 ber, 1881, 8vo, ' edited by C. E. Kennedy, M.U.J.F.C, who 



* See loc. cit., pp. 150-1. 



t There is a note (page 108) on the Mosses from the Prehistoric Boat 

 at Brigg, Lines. 



% So far I have not obtained the second volume. 

 § See 'Yorkshire's Contribution to Science,' p. 22. 



Naturalist, 



