318 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



and apparently — so far, at any rate, as their teeth afford a clue — 

 by an omnivorous diet." 



Mr. Beddard divides the Mammalia into two Sub-classes — 

 (1) Prototheria, including the Monotremata, and possibly the 

 Allotheria; and (2) Euthena, embracing all the other divisions; 

 and we are glad to see that in the Primates the Hominidse ter- 

 minate the onward or upward ascendancy of the Anthropoidea. 

 We may yet live to see Man more fully described in a treatise on 

 the Mammalia, and our descendants will probably read a natural 

 history commencing near a club-moss, and terminating with the 

 genus Homo. In insisting that other animals than ourselves 

 have neither spirit nor reason, we study their bodies only ; in 

 approaching man from a spiritual side alone, we are likely to 

 forget that he has a body for zoological classification. 



It is needless to say that this book is as handsomely illustrated 

 as the other members of the series, and will be found as readable 

 and useful. Mr. Beddard has not only worked hard to bring his 

 facts up to date, but has also incorporated a notice of many 

 current views and theories which not infrequently are " gladly 

 heard," but sometimes rest on an insecure basis. However, both 

 dogma and theory appeal to a large audience, and always receive a 

 respectful hearing ; and, though our author has referred to some 

 speculations, he has also submerged them in a sea of facts. 



The Butterflies and Moths of Europe. By W. F. Kirby, F.L.S., 

 &c. Parts 1-7. Cassell & Co., Ltd. 



We have received the first seven parts of this publication, to 

 which fuller reference will be made when the work is completed. 

 It promises to prove a work of great utility to those many col- 

 lectors of Lepidoptera who do not confine themselves to a purely 

 British collection, and who remember that these islands form 

 part of the European continental division. It is very handsomely 

 illustrated. 



