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on the subject, that has re-incited the craving for a work that 

 would be beyond the means of the general public, and could only 

 appear by the aid of wealth and interested subscribers. What 

 Godman has done for Central America might well be imitated 

 — a very much smaller undertaking — by some lover of Broad- 

 land. 



Mr. Dutt, in his volume, takes us through the rivers and 

 broads, tells us what to see, and gives us much information and 

 local lore which can only be gathered by personal experience. 

 Some of the faunistic contributors are well known to the readers 

 of ' The Zoologist.' Mr. A. Patterson writes on the " Wild Life 

 of Breydon," a subject quite his own ; the Rev. M. C. H. Bird 

 deals with "Bird Life"; Claude Morley, with Entomology; H. 

 E. Hurrell discusses " Pond Life " ; and Botany is treated by the 

 Eev. G. H. Harris. The angler and wildfowler are catered for 

 by A. J. Rudd and Nicholas Everitt. 



We are glad to find in this volume a few bionomical facts 

 relative to the fishes of the Broads. It is strange how little we 

 know on this subject. Among the multitude of anglers there 

 seems scarcely an observation made, apart from the best time and 

 way, to hook and land the prey. What is the reason why ornitho- 

 logists and entomologists still bear the heat and burden of the 

 observational day ? while there is absolutely more bionomical in- 

 formation obtainable about our marine than our fresh-water fishes. 

 Much information is acquired that is never garnered. The de- 

 spised birdcatcher may relate a few of his observations to a mate 

 in an alehouse, but his knowledge dies with him. Mr. Dutt 

 remarks on the same waste with the broadsmen. " Their methods 

 of gaining a livelihood made them close observers of the habits of 

 fish, bird, and beast ; the knowledge of natural history that was 

 lost when an aged broadsman died would, if it had been printed, 

 have made his name famous." 



We heartily commend this book to all who can feel an interest 

 in an unique aspect of our " rough island-story," and to those 

 naturalists who love the details of a local fauna. 



