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kind, or, what is most likely, the spiders had fought over the 
remains with fatal consequences, is uncertain. I now put a 
smaller specimen of the whitey brown spider into the bottle, 
also with fatal results. The larger specimen already there, flew 
upon the intruder with merciless ferocity and bit it. I with- 
drew the victim as quickly as possible, but it was already 
almost dead, and very soon breathed its last. 
When left in the bottle without flies, these Attis spiders 
make the best of things, spin a small hammock and sit there, 
apparently perfectly happy, for an indefinite time. They 
seemed to keep awake, but may ultimately hybern- or astivate. 
There are, then, at present known, four kinds of Attis 
spiders that have the faculty of changing the colour of their 
eyes :— 
(1) A relatively large kind with exceptionally large pair of 
eyes, abdomen green: eyes change from black to green. 
(2) A smaller kind: yreen with yellow stripes and markings: 
eyes change from black to green. 
(3) Another, livid green: same size as (2), eyes change from 
black to green. 
(4) A still smaller kind: very light whitey brown with 
darker markings: eyes change from nearly black to very light 
whitey brown. 
Three of these kinds are insignificant in size, and it was 
only the mere chance of the observing of this faculty in the large 
and apparently very rare Attis spider that caused me to observe 
it in the smaller ones. It is not surprising, therefore, that the 
faculty has apparently never been observed before by naturalists, 
whose chief object is often to secure as great a variety as 
possible of species in spirits. 
>2o——— 
Birds Shown to the Children. By M. K.C. Scott. Described by 
J. A. Henderson. 112 pages, 48 coloured plates. Price 2/6. T.C. & E.C. 
Jack, Edinburgh. 
Flowers Shown to the Children. By Janet Harvey Kelman. 
Described by C. E. Smith. 154 pages and 48 plates. Price 2/6. T. C.& 
E. C. Jack, Edinburgh. : 
“* These two volumes are of the ‘Shown to the Children’ Series, edited by 
Louey Chisholm, and Messrs. Jack are to be congratulated on producing 
two very tasteful little volumes, which will undoubtedly appeal to the young 
children for whom the books have been specially written. The coloured plates 
are usually very fine indeed, and are not misleading by being over-coloured. 
In the second book the plates are arranged according to the colours of the 
flowers, so that the child can readily find the picture and description of a 
specimen he may meet with whilst on a walk. In each case the commoner 
species are dealt with, and there is just sufficient letterpress—of the right 
kind—to interest and instruct the youthful reader. 
Naturalist, 
