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White Cattle. By II. Hedger Wallace. 237 p] .. 

 85 in. x 5| in. With I plates and 32 other illus- 

 trations. (Glasgow: Natural History Society, L900.) 

 This is a paper mid before the Natural History 

 Society of Glasgow and reprinted from the Trans- 

 actions. It is an exhaustive review of what is 

 known of the supposed original bovine inhabitants 

 of Britain and their descendants to the presenl 

 time. As the author says, there are many points 

 of view from which the sub j eel can be studied: the 

 physiological, osteological, and archaeological. It 



those who have not yet met with this very bandy 

 little text-book we recommend it, as it is concise, 

 but the contents are sufficiently full and trust- 

 worthy. 



North Staffordshire Field Club. Report for 

 1899-1900. 165 pp., 8£ in. x 5| in., with 5 plates. 

 (Stafford : J. & C. Mort, 1900.) 



The Council of this Society is to be con§ 

 lated upon the very, successful report which they 

 have just issued. It is businesslike, and of more 

 than local interesl . Among the papers is one upon 



Ganskts and Young. 

 From Dixon's "Birds in Northern Shires." 



is an interesting topic, and one that well repays 

 research. The author has done well as far as he 

 has gone, and his book will be useful for reference. 

 It is fully illustrated. 



Mineralogy. By Frank Rutley, F.G.S. Twelfth 

 Edition, x + 240 pp., 7 in. x 4£ in., with 117 figures. 

 (London: Thomas Murby, 1900.) 2s. 



We are pleased to again meet with this, perhaps 

 the best of the less expensive handbooks on 

 elementary mineralogy. The new edition has 

 been revised and corrected, thus bringing it in 

 line with present knowledge of the science. To 



the Labyrinthodonts from the North Staffordshire 

 coalfield, by Mr. John Ward. F.G.S., which is illus- 

 trated by two effective plates. There is also a 

 paper by Mr. John R. Masefield, M.A.. on Stafford- 

 shire Helices, indigenous or introduced. 



Electric Batteries. By Perciyai. MARSHALL, 

 A.I.Mech.E. t>3 pp.. 7 in. x 5 in., with 34 illustrations. 

 (London: Dawbarn & Ward, Ltd., L900.) 6d.net. 



The author puts into a few pages much informa- 

 tion on electric batteries, and how to make and use 

 them. It is intended as a practical handbook for 

 amateur electricians. 



