389 Literary Notices. 



Homes without Hands; being an account of the habitations 

 constructed by various animals, classed according to their principles 

 of construction, by the Rev. J. G. Wood, M.A., F.L.S., author of 

 the "Illustrated .Natural History," etc., with very numerous illus- 

 trations engraved on wood by Gr. Pearson, from original drawings 

 made by F. W. Keyl and B. A. Smith, under the author's super- 

 intendence, expressly for this work. (Longmans.) — Mr. "Wood is 

 at infinite pains to keep up the interest of his work, which we 

 commend very heartily, as it is sure to excite a taste for natural 

 history pursuits. Birds, beasts, and insects all figure in his pages, 

 grouped together according to the kind of dwellings they construct. 

 He tells many a marvellous tale of instinct and sagacity which 

 cannot fall to fascinate as well as to instruct, and his illustrations 

 are admirable in quality as numerous in quantity. When the 

 monthly parts are complete they will form a beautiful work of per- 

 manent interest. 



The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist, with the Proceedings 

 of the Natural History Society of Montreal. (Montreal : Dawson 

 Brothers. London : Balliere.) — The numbers we have received of 

 the new series of this piiblication evince an amount of scientific 

 activity in Canada that is not only highly honourable to the colony, 

 but also calculated to promote its industrial development. For 

 questions of geology, local natural history, and allied subjects, the 

 " Canadian Naturalist" must be referred to as an authority, as its 

 principal contributors have already taken a good position in 

 the scientific world. The papers are well written, and must 

 encourage scientific tastes. The geology of Canada is of great 

 interest, both on theoretical and practical grounds, and we may 

 ascribe the impulse that has been given to intellectual pursuits in 

 the colony to the zeal and talent displayed by the members of the 

 Government Survey. 



The Anthropological Review, and Journal of the Anthro- 

 pological Society of London. No. 7. (Triibner and Co.) — The 

 present number contains some interesting notes by Captain Burton 

 on "Waitz's Anthropology." They are written in intelligible 

 English, which their author can employ when he thinks proper to 

 abandon the tedious and wretched jargon in which so much of his 

 book on Dahome is composed. Of course we have his customary 

 defence of slavery, but we have also his learning and acute thought. 

 "Bain on the Senses and the Intellect" is decently reviewed, then 

 follows a paper on the " Gipsies of Egypt, and the Idea of Species 

 as applied to Man," and an article on " Slavery," displaying no 

 ability, and apparently intended to show how mildly the Anthro- 

 pological Society is disposed to view that great sin and crime. Mr. 

 Bollaert contributes a discussion on the " Introduction of Syphilis," 

 and other important topics are illustrated. 



