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to anyone about to commence the study of these most 

 interesting insects. (London : Swan, Sonnenschein & Co.) 



" British Stalk-eyed Crustacea and Spiders," by F. A. A. 

 Skuse. In this work the author treats, in a simple form, of 

 the structure, habits, and habitats of the orders referred to, 

 the methods employed for their capture and preservation, 

 and their classification, under which head the distinctive 

 characters of the various families are briefly noted. This 

 book, which is in uniformity with the last-mentioned, is illus- 

 trated with many woodcuts, and should prove a useful com- 

 panion to the young collector, to whom, we are informed, it 

 is especially addressed. (Same Publishers.) 



" Rough Notes on the Birds observed during Twenty Years 

 Shooting and Collecting in the British Islands," by E. T. 

 Booth, was commenced in 1881, and has been issued in 

 parts at intervals ; part XV., which has recently appeared, 

 bringing it to a conclusion. The work is carefully illus- 

 trated, and contains many interesting and valuable notes 

 relative to some of our rarer birds, not to be found else- 

 where. (London : R. H. Porter.) 



11 Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and 

 Autumn of 1886," by a Committee of the British Associa- 

 tion. The eighth annual report contains much information 

 of considerable value. (Edinburgh: Macfarlane & Erskine.) 



"British Birds Eggs," by A. G. Butler. Parts IV.— VI. 

 have been published, completing the work. (London : E. W. 

 Janson.) 



Geo. Bentham's " Handbook of the British Flora." A fifth 

 edition, revised by Sir J. Hooker, has been issued. (London : 

 L. Reeve & Co.) 



" The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin," edited by his 

 son, Francis Darwin, will doubtless be a welcome addition 

 to most libraries, and cannot fail to be of deep interest to 

 all thinking men, and especially to those who have studied 

 Natural History. (London : John Murray.) 



" Rhopalocera Niponica" by H. Pryer. An illustrated book 

 on the Butterflies of Japan, in three parts, of which the first 



