124 Animal Life 
extermination, surviving only im a remote 
corner of Zululand, where it is zealously 
protected by Government. And hitherto it 
has neyer, we believe, been photographed 
alive. Some time ago, however, Mr. C. R. 
Sanders, Chief Magistrate and Commissioner 
in Zululand, obtained a couple of excellent 
photographs, taken after death, of one of 
two of these rhinoceroses which had escaped 
from the reserve and been killed by the 
natives. These photographs were reproduced 
im a recent issue of the ‘“ Proceedings” of 
our Zoological Society. In the covering 
letter Mr. Sanders stated that he believed 
about ten of these animals were then living 
in the reserve, and that he did not despair 
of obtaining a photograph of some of them 
in life. In this he has been successful, as 
exemplified by the accompanying photograph, 
which we owe to the courtesy of Rowland 
Ward, Ltd., Piccadilly, to whom it was sent 
by Mr. Sanders, with permission to be repro- 
duced. Unfortunately, the original photo- 
eraph was on such a small scale that no great 
degree of enlargement was practicable. his 
reproduction clearly shows, however, four of 
these huge animals marching in single file 
threugh the jungle. The double horns are 
distinctly visible, although the characteristic 
square form of the muzzle is not apparent. 
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We have to acknowledge the receipt of two 
books—“ Following the Deer,” 
Se ly Wallin J, Wore, aval 
“Rabbits, Cats and Cavies,” 
by C. H. Lane. The former is not the less 
welcome because it has previously appeared 
as a series of animal studies in another 
volume. We have already had occasion to 
refer in these pages to Mr. Long’s books. 
Here we cannot do more than say that any 
volume bearing his name as author, and 
Messrs. Ginn & Company’s imprint as pub- 
lishers, is certain of popularity with all animal 
lovers. Mz. Charles Copeland is again the 
illustrator. The other book, “ Rabbits, Cats 
and Cavies,” my be described as a companion 
volume to “ All About Dogs.” Mr. Lane has 
had much experience with the animals he 
writes about, and in this volume he gives his 
readers the benefit of that experience. The 
book is illustrated with about 100 original 
drawings by Rosa Bebb. 'T'wo other books 
received from Messrs. Ginn are “ Ways of 
the Sixfooted,” by Anna Botsford Comstock, 
and “The Insect Folk,” by Margaret 
Warner Morley. Both are intended for 
children, especially the latter, and both are 
freely illustrated. 
While on the subject of Natural History 
literature, mention should also be made of 
Mr. R. Lydekker’s ‘“ Mostly Mammals,” an 
interesting and important collection of 
zoological essays which practically brings the 
researches of naturalists during the past de- 
cade on many subjects within the compass of 
a single volume; and Sir Harry Johnston’s 
“ British Mammals,” a work which has long 
been needed, and which few were capable of 
supplying. Always excepting the author of 
“Mostly Mammals,’ we doubt if, taking 
everything into consideration, a more capable 
author could have been found for this volume 
in the Woburn Library. Sir Harry Johnston, 
we happen to know, has taken an infinity of 
pains over this work, both as regards the text 
and the illustrations, and we think that the 
public will reward him with their unanimous 
approval. as 
We had the pleasure of recording last month 
ne a high honour conferred upon 
Excellent one of our contributors— Mr. 
ASVOUNEEN TR, Liydekker, and this month 
we are able to announce that another con- 
tributor has been singled out for distinction, 
though of a lesser kind—this is Mr. W. P. 
Dando, who has been appointed Official 
Photographer to the Zoological Society. He 
is, we believe, the only contributor whose 
name has never been absent from a single 
issue of Annan Litre since its publication. 
We understand that Mr. Dando is to illus- 
trate the new Guide to the Gardens which 
the Society 1s about to publish. ; 
