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Recent Contributions to our Fauna : — Mr. G. E. Bodkin has pub- 

 lished in " Parasitology " an article on the Biology of Amblyomma 

 disshnile, the tick so commonly seen on our toads. He is satisfied from 

 the experiments made that it is able to continue its line parthogeneti- 

 cally, i.e., a single fertilization by a male will produce fertile females 

 through several generations. The bearing of this upon the increase of 

 this tick is obvious. Mr. Bodkin has also contributed to the Transactions 

 of the Entomological Society, May, 1918, some very interesting notes 

 on our Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees and Wasps). Mr. C. B. Williams has 

 published in the same Transactions some notes on Butterfly Migrations, 

 a very curious and 'wonderful habit 'or instinct which has been often 

 noted here as well as in other parts of the world. Mr. Beebe's popular 

 book "Jungle Peace" is quite fascinating and is worth reading by every- 

 one, whether naturalist or otherwise, for it is written in a way to interest 

 every reader. We may mention in connection with Mr. Beebe's work 

 that his grand book on Pheasants is being published ; the illustrations 

 are very beautiful, but it is necessarily expensive. — J.R. 



Losses of Members. — We have continually to deplore our losses 

 through death or departure from the colony. A prominent member who 

 lately died was Mr. H. H. Laurence, who, as a lawyer, was much 

 interested in our early history. He lately helped me in writing a paper 

 on the Press in British Guiana. His widow is a bird-lover and has 

 done much to find ont the life-histories of our birds. With her departure 

 we lose one of our few naturalists. — J.R. 



An Old Collector. — The following advertisement from the " Royal 

 Gazette" is worth recording : — 



To Naturalists. 



The Subscriber has on Sale at His house opposite the Market. A very 

 Splendid Assortment of the rarest and most beautiful Specimens of Stuffed 

 Birds in cases ; also Bird skins. He also has on hand Two Cases of 

 Butterflies, Insects, etc., which he will be glad to dispose of on mod- 

 erate terms. 



31st December, 1839. John King.— J.R. 



Voters for Financial Representatives, 1840. — It may be noted that 

 women were entitled to vote if they paid taxes of 70 guilders and 

 upwards. Among the names are four Gladstones including Win. Ewart, 

 six Austins, three of them ladies, Abraham Garnett, George Bagot, etc. 

 Absentees voted by their attorneys. — J.R. 



