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The ' Zoologist' Abroad. — "The editor of this zoological journal, E. Newman, con- 

 tributes materially by its publication to the diffusion and advancement of Zoology 

 among the English : this seems, indeed, to be much easier there than in Germany, 

 since the spirit of nationality, which is so strong in England, promotes every patriotic 

 effort ; while in Germany the contrary is the case, with few exceptions. In England 

 every collector, takiug pleasure in communicating to others what he has found, there 

 is none unwilling to consign to such a central organ as the journal above named what 

 he has observed and what has occurred to him scientifically interesting. In Germany, 

 on the other hand, we find such a reserve that the residents in the same spot are 

 unaware, each of them, what his neighbour has observed and discovered; above all, it 

 is with the greatest difficulty that even scientific men are persuaded to write a few 

 lines on such matters, seeming to have an insuperable horror of seeing their names in 

 print: if one in a hundred does take this step, each of these again has his own 

 particular channel of publication, and all so uuconnected that one knows nothing of 

 the other. Till the unity of Germany in Science is practically understood, we shall 

 have no right to speak of German Science, or to hope for a German Fauna, an object 

 now immeasurably remote. Among the numerous essays in all branches of Zoology 

 which this journal contains, we have been particularly pleased with the treatment of 

 the 'Entomological Botany' in the late numbers, giving the plants with their 

 inhabitants and visitors of all classes of insects, among which the Micro-Lepidoptera 

 play the most conspicuous part. For twelve years past the numbers of this journal 

 have appeared monthly with unfailing punctuality, and thus all possible individual 

 and commercial notices, in any way connected with Zoology, are brought to the know- 

 ledge of the numerous readers of the ' Zoologist.' " — Extracted from the German ' Uni- 

 versal Natural History Journal] under the direction of the Isis Society of Dresden, 

 New Series, Vol. i., 18-05, p. 79. Contributed by Mr. Holiday. 



Protest against Mr. Stainton s change of Names in the British Lepidoptera. — We, 

 the undersigned, desire to express our sincere regret at the change of nomenclature 

 adopted by Mr. Stainton in his, in many respects, useful and valuable 'Manual of 

 Entomology,' as we think it calculated to create great confusion, and to mislead, the 

 beginner. We consider Mr. Doubleday's ' Synonymic List ' as decidedly the best 

 systematic arrangement, and the one most generally adopted by a large majority of 

 entomologists of the present day, and we cannot but think that thus tacitly to ignore 

 its existence is greatly to be lamented. We wish it distinctly to be understood that 

 our only motive in requesting the insertion of this protest is to call forth an expression 

 of public opinion from entomologists in general. 



C. R. Bree ; Stricklands, Stowmarket. 



Joseph Greene, 31. A.; Play ford, Ipsivich. 



H. Harpur Crewe, M.A.; Breadsall, near Derby. 



Herbert Bree, M. A. ; Woolverstone, lpsicich. 

 The Name of the ' Substitute.' — Is it possible that Mr. Stainton really intends to 

 give so incongruous a title as the ' Substitute' to the winter ' Intelligencer? ' When I 

 first saw the announcement I thought it must be a joke, and have since waited 

 patiently for the solution, but two succeeding 'Intelligencers' having reiterated it, I 

 begin to fear that he is serious, and cannot remain silent any longer. Now I want to 

 ask him two questions:— 1. What is it a substitute for? He will answer the ' Intel- 

 ligencer.' But they are one and the same thing: the 'Substitute' is to be rather 

 larger, but the subject matter will be exactly the same ; the * Substitute' is to contain 

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