Loology. 491 
Ill. Zoouoey. 
1. Elementary Teat-Book of Zoology; by Dr. C. Craus, 
translated and edited by Apam Sepe@wick, with the assistance of 
EATHCOTE. 2 vols, 8vo, with numerous wood cuts. AC- 
practically a German book still, and the books and authors quoted, 
or referred to as authorities in the lists of books to be consulted, 
are nearly all German, even when of less importance and value 
than other works in English and French, which are not mentioned. 
editor, if he had chosen to add references to a considerable number 
of the more important books printed outside of Germany, and 
specially in the English language. 5 
_+he appearance of the English translation will undoubtedly 
Sive this book a far wider circulation in England and America 
than it has hitherto had, and as a reference book for somewhat 
advanced students, it is, perhaps, unexcelled, even with the im- 
perfections referred to, which are largely due to the fact that the 
ok was written from a German point of view, and for German 
Students, and has already been published some years in Germany. 
About 180 pages of the first volume are devoted to the general 
facts of comparative anatomy and physiology, histology, embry- 
i i te i 
of the book will be of great interest and use to many who are not 
Specialists in zoology, but who desire a general knowledge of the 
The remainder of the two volumes is mainly devoted to syste- 
cag zoology, which is, in general, treated with great ability and 
Skill, 
Am. Jour. Sc1.—Turrp Spries, Vou. XXIX, No. 173, May, 1885. 
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