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mention the most interesting would occupy more space than 

 is at my disposal, I therefore propose to refer only to those 

 that appear, for one reason or another, to be closely con- 

 nected with or to appeal specially to our own members. 



" The Lepidoptera of the British Islands," by Charles G. 

 Barrett. The concluding parts of this voluminous work were 

 issued early in the year. The final volume, which deals with 

 the Tortrices, was published after the death of the author, 

 and, as is well known, was seen through the press by Mr. 

 South, than whom it would have been difficult to find a more 

 suitable editor; his intimate knowledge of the family dealt 

 with and his scrupulous care to preserve the author's work 

 and style in their entirety being a distinct advantage, in that 

 this portion was thus kept in conformity with the earlier part 

 of the work. Mr. Barrett had paid special attention to the 

 Tortrices. The concluding volume of his great work is, there- 

 fore, a particularly welcome addition to the literature of the 

 subject, and any little difficulty that might have arisen on 

 account of the nomenclature employed has been overcome 

 by the publishers having been induced to issue, as a separate 

 pamphlet, an alphabetical index to the specific names used 

 throughout the whole work. 



" A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera," by J. W. 

 Tutt. Vol. viii, containing the first section of the Butter- 

 flies, was also issued early in the year, and vol. v, dealing 

 with a portion of the " Plumes " and including chapters on 

 Hybridisation and Mongrelisation in Lepidoptera, followed 

 shortly after. The most complete information obtainable 

 regarding each species is given, and the additional chapters 

 deal in an equally comprehensive manner with the subjects 

 of which they treat. It is a work that no lepidopterist can 

 afford to be without, and its issue in monthly parts brings it 

 within the reach of all. 



"The Moths of the British Isles," by Richard South, one 

 of the " Wayside and Woodland Series," has just been 

 published. The object of this series is to provide books for 

 the field naturalist that may be carried in the pocket for 

 reference in the field, and this aim appears to be well carried 

 out in the present volume. It contains an introductory 

 chapter, and full descriptions of a considerable section of the 

 British moths in their various stages, given in a concise form 

 that admits of any desired information regarding a species 

 being found in a moment. The amount of reliable informa- 

 tion given, coupled with coloured illustrations of the perfect 

 insects, and beautifully executed black and white figures of 



