NOTICES OF NEW BOOKS. 79 
A Naturalist on Desert Islands. By Percy R. Lowe, B.A., M.B., 
&e. Witherby & Co. 
Tue private yacht is now a factor in zoology; it is taking 
the place of the old ‘“‘discovery ship.” A few years ago Mr. 
M. J. Nicoll published his record of three voyages made on board 
the Harl of Crawford’s yacht, ‘ Valhalla ’; in this volume Dr. 
Lowe describes his experiences and observations on some little- 
known islands which he visited with Sir Frederic Johnstone on 
board the latter’s yacht, ‘ Zenaida.’ The islands visited in the 
Caribbean Sea were Swan Island, Blanquilla, and The Hermanos. 
Dr. Lowe describes the geological and faunistic aspects of these 
islands with considerable scientific knowledge, and with the 
entertaining pen of a born journalist; the lists of birds have 
been previously and elsewhere described. The book is very 
nicely illustrated, and there is more discussion of natural cause 
and effect than is at once apparent in the easy and pleasant 
diction of this naturalist’s narrative. It is a very stimulative 
volume to peruse, and there are some zoological nuggets in 
its pages. 
The Sportsman’s Handbook to Collecting, Preserving, and Setting- 
up Trophies and Specimens, together with a Guide to the 
Hunting Grounds of the World. By Rowuanp Warp, F.Z.S. 
Tenth and enlarged edition. Rowland Ward, Ltd. 
We are glad to possess another and the tenth edition of this 
excellent handbook, an indispensable travelling companion to 
the sportsman and naturalist abroad. We well remember ob- 
taining the sixth edition in 1891 when sojourning in the Trans- 
yaal, and equally recollect the many obligations we were under 
to it in those days. The present edition is considerably 
augmented in size, and the information brought up to date. 
The section relating to ‘‘ Hunting Fields of the World” is now 
much amplified, and will help to guide the choice of the 
sportsman who is blessed with the potentialities. for foreign 
travel. This small volume will also give him intelligent and 
simple directions for preserving zoological specimens. Many 
men commence as sportsmen and end as naturalists; this hand- 
book will tend to assist that evolution. 
