286 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



EDITORIAL GLEANINGS.. 



In the ' Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova," Ser. 2a, 

 vol. xvii. (xxxvii ), under the well-known title " Viaggio di Leonardo Fea,' 

 which has headed very many zoological contributions by different specialists 

 during recent years, is found a " Riassunto Generale dei Risultati Zoolo- 

 gici " by the traveller and collector himself. Fea made some most extensive 

 zoological collections, embracing many orders, in Upper Burma, and these, 

 under the energetic supervision of Dr. Gestro, have been, with the excellent 

 method pursued by the institution over which he presides, distributed for 

 identification amongst well-known specialists. This has resulted in the 

 publication of ninety-five different special memoirs, and three others which 

 partially refer to the zoological spoils of this expedition. The present 

 summary forms in its separate condition a most interesting volume, in which 

 Signor Fea has given to zoologists the results of a naturalist's observations 

 and impressions made in a most productive region. We have placed our 

 copy by the side of the Rev. F. Mason's early work on the Biology of 

 Tenasserira and Burma, published at Maulmain in 1852. 



In the ' Bulletin de la Societe Nationale d'Acclimatation de France ' for 

 April are some interesting notes on the " Fish-oil " industry of Japan, by 

 Daniel Bellet. Sea-fishing affords great employment to the Japanese. A 

 French consul has recently estimated that no less than 3,300,000 individuals 

 are engaged in the vocation, and these figures are apparently accurate from the 

 statistics afforded by other documents. There are 710,610 fishermen, each 

 of whom is the head of a family; 186,517 households salt fish or prepare 

 marine manure ; 1,592,690 persons gather seaweed; and 748,231 occupy 

 themselves as under-salters, or with other work connected with the 

 industry. The proceeds of these fisheries are valued at thirteen millions 

 of yens — a yen is nominally a dollar or a little less than five francs, though 

 actually it is a little less than three francs — including the fish-oil, but not 

 counting the secondary productions. The Japanese thus largely practise 

 an industry well known in Europe, and Herrings, Sardines, Whitings, 

 Haddocks, Skates, Congers, Tunnies, and Shads are used for the purpose. 

 In the same * Bulletin ' for March we read that M. Edouard Foa, the well- 

 kuown traveller, has seut home from Central Africa a tube containing 

 specimens of the Tsetse Fly in a dry condition, which will doubtless prove 



