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Xiphandvium lanceolatum, Liv., taken by Col. Yerbury in 

 Sutherland, and recorded by Mr. Verrall (" E. M. M.," 

 1905, p. 169). 



Among the books on natural history published during the 

 year I must mention the following : 



" The Lepidoptera of the British Islands," by C. G. Barrett. 

 Vol. X has recently been completed, carrying on the work 

 part way through the group Tortricina. Since the regretted 

 death of the author, the task of seeing the remainder of 

 the work through the press has been entrusted to the able 

 hands of Mr. Richard South. 



Mr. Tutt's great work, " A Natural History of the British 

 Lepidoptera," continues to make progress. During the past 

 year the publication of the portion dealing with the butterflies 

 has been commenced in serial form. Former Presidents 

 have spoken of the value of this work, and I need only add 

 that the character and the immense amount of the informa- 

 tion it contains render it quite indispensable to all students 

 of the order Lepidoptera. 



The same author has also published the third and con- 

 cluding series of his " Practical Hints for the Field Lepi- 

 dopterist," a work which fulfils the promise of its title in as 

 complete a manner as it is possible to imagine. 



" Wasps, Social and Solitary," by George W. and Eliza- 

 beth G. Peckham. A record of observations in the field of 

 the habits of wasps, chiefly of those which provision their 

 nests with insects and spiders. How fascinating the study 

 of these creatures is, all readers of M. Fabre's " Insect 

 Souvenirs " are well aware. 



"The Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland," by J. G. 

 Millais. Two volumes of this magnificent work have been 

 issued, and a third, the concluding volume, will be published 

 shortly. For the beauty of the illustrations these volumes 

 are certainly unrivalled in any book dealing with the mam- 

 malia, and in this respect can be compared only with Lord 

 Lilford's great work on British birds. Unfortunately, the 

 cost of this sumptuous book places it beyond the reach of 

 most naturalists. 



" The Birds of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight," by the 

 Rev. J. E. Kelsall and Philip W. Munn, is an important 

 addition to books dealing with county faunae, and as this 

 county includes the New Forest it is especially interesting 

 to us. 



" Bird Life Glimpses," by E. Selous, is an interesting 

 record of patient watching of birds, and careful and minute 

 observations of their habits. 



