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CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Aphddes tn Ants' Nests. By G. B. Buckton. F.R.S. 



Illustrated 257 



Dendritic Spots in Paper. By F. Shtlllngton Scale-, 



F.B.M.S. Illustrated 258 



Life of a Pet Newt. By M. E. Ackeeley . . . . 260 

 Butterflies of the Palaearctic Region. By Henry 



Charles Lang, M.D. Illustrated 261 



Notes on Spinning Animals. By H. Wallis Kew . . 263 

 An Introduction to British Spiders. By Frank 



Percy Smith. Illustrated 265 



Chapters for Young Naturalists. By Henry E. M. 



Morton 267 



Geometrical Snow Crystals. By Dr. G. H. Bryan, 



F.R.S .. 269 



The KamjiaTograph. Illustrated 27' I 



Books to Read. Illustrated — Science Gossip .. 271, 275 



Photography — In Memoriam 276, 278 



Notes and Queries— Astronomy 279, 29) 



Microscopy— Mollusc a — Geology .. .. 282, 286, 287 



Notices — Exchanges . .. 288 



