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by Mr. Yarrell of our British birds and British fishes are most admi- 

 rable ; and when we see that second and enlarged editions of these 

 works are called for, we have unquestionable evidence that the public 

 does perceive and appreciate what is excellent : and we are half in- 

 clined to conclude that the want of encouragement of which we so 

 loudly complain arises from our own negligence. Be this as it may, 

 M. Bruand's ' Monograph of the Psychidae ' is one of the most elabo- 

 rate and most perfect treatises that has ever issued from the press. 

 The author minutely describes 82 species ; he figures the perfect in- 

 sects of these in every instance, and, in addition, gives 92 figures of 

 larvae, cases, and other details, and the neuration of 101 wings. To 

 entomologists it is generally known that M. Bruand regards the Psy- 

 chidae as a section of the larger group, Tineina : this view has been 

 flippantly disposed of in this country by expressions of unqualified 

 dissent : this was to be expected from the superficial : one man goes 

 into a field and counts the ears of corn, and when his arduous task is 

 accomplished and the result declared, another, who has just peeped 

 over the hedge, says " I don't agree with you." Again, one man 

 who has devoted half a life to Greek, will talk of " glorious old Ho- 

 mer ! " while another, who cannot decipher a Greek letter, " thinks 

 nothing of the Iliad." 



Proceedings of Societies. 

 Entomological Society. 



May 1, 1854. — H. T. Stainton, Esq., V.P., in the chair. 



Donations. 



The following donations were announced, and thanks ordered to be given to the 

 donors : — The 'Zoologist ' for May; by the Editor. The ' Athenaeum 1 for April ; by 

 the Editor. The ' Literary Gazette ' for April ; by the Editor. The ' Journal of the 

 Society of Arts ' for April ; by the Editor. The ' Proceedings of the Royal Society,' 

 Vol. vii. No. 1 ; by the Society. The ' Proceedings of the Literary and Philosophical 

 Society of Liverpool,' No. vii. ; by the Society. ' Revue et Magasin de Zoologie,' 

 1854, No. 5 ; by the Editor, M. Guerin-Meneville. ' Genera des Coleopteres d'Eu- 

 rope,' par MM. Du Val et Migneax, pties. 1 et 2 ; by the Authors. 



Election of Members. 



W. C. Dale, Esq., St. Pancras Vicarage, was elected a Member, and Messrs. Wal- 

 lace and Bates were elected Corresponding Members of the Society. 



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