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their Nests and Eggs,' the publishers were repeatedly asked to 

 issue the coloured plates of eggs, with appropriate letterpress, 

 separately. " It was urged that a comprehensive book of this 

 kind, published at a reasonable price, would be most acceptable 

 as a school prize or birthday gift, to encourage a taste for the 

 pursuit of Natural History in the youth of Great Britain and 

 Ireland." 



The volume, as collated by Dr. Butler, thoroughly fulfils its 

 aim and mission. If it cannot be altogether considered a new 

 book, it is certainly a new edition of a special part of the larger 

 publication ; the eggs are beautifully drawn and coloured, and 

 the book is of convenient size for reference. 



On the Birds of Fernando Po. By Boyd Alexander, F.Z.S. 

 Reprinted from 'The Ibis,' July, 1903. 

 We have to thank the author for sending us a separately 

 bound copy of this excellently written and illustrated contribu- 

 tion to Ethiopian ornithology. As most of our ornithological 

 readers are also conversant with their ' Ibis,' we need scarcely 

 say more than that, and, as the author remarks, " the rich fauna 

 of Fernando Po supports the theory that this island at one time 

 formed part of the mainland. A large proportion of the birds 

 are West African, while, many species of its plants have been 

 found to occur in the highlands of Abyssinia." 



Edmondstons Flora of Shetland. Second edition. Edited and 

 revised by C. F. Argyll Saxby, F. S. Sc. Oliphant, 

 Anderson, & Ferrier. 

 Although this little book is devoted to botany, it will be 

 neglected by few naturalists who visit Shetland ; our readers will 

 also find much of interest in Mrs. Jessie N. E. Saxby's compila- 

 tion from the published life of her brother Thomas Edmonston, 

 its original author, and a contributor to the earliest volumes of 

 ' The Zoologist.' It is seldom that natural history can claim 

 two names in one family, as can be done with those of Edmond- 

 ston and Saxby. The small volume has been, in its classificatory 

 features, faithfully edited and revised by C. F. A. Saxby, brother 

 of our present well-known contributor. 



