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haunts and habits of the buffalo. Such pleasant reading as this, 
illustrated as the text is by uniformly attractive wood-cuts, most of 
them of much artistic excellence, is just what is wanted for 
young people. Particularly adapted to this end are the chapters 
entitled, “In a snailery,” ‘‘ Wild mice,” “Our winter birds,” and 
“ First comers.” “ An ornithological lecture ” will, we think, hold 
closely the attention of young readers and is written in the au- 
thor’s happiest vein. The effect of the book will be not only to 
interest the reader in the story so pleasantly told, but when next 
summer he meets with snails, frightens the wild mouse from its 
nest, or hears the notes of the thrush or song-sparrow, or sees the 
yellow birds gather about the thistle, he will not only recall the 
ornithological lecture he or she has read, but desire to learn for 
himself or herself more about the beautiful, attractive forms en- 
livening the woodlands and meadows, or peopling the shrubbery 
or orchards near the house. 
ravages. The tenth chapter points out the great danger to Greece 
from importation of infected vines and the insufficiency of the 
existing laws on the subject. There is nothing new in the book, 
it being compiled from the writings of Planchon, Lichtenstein and 
Riley; the latter’s figures, which have already done good service 
abroad, being rather poorly reproduced. It is the first work on 
the subject in modern Greek that has come to our notice. 
Woop’s Insects Aproap2—The title of this book is somewhat 
misleading in a work published here, as many of the insects 
figured and described are common American species. This is €X- 
plained by the fact that the book first made its appearance in 1874, 
in London, and treats of insects which are exotic from that stand- 
point. It is, however, an interesting book, and the author, through 
having access to the collections of the British Museum,- has been 
enabled to present figures of many of the rare and curious treas- 
ures there preserved. The work is so pleasing in appearance and 
so entertaining withal that we regret to feel obliged to mention 
the presence of many typographical errors and to put our readers 
on their guard against placing too much confidence in some of 
the statements contained in the text. 
Recent Books AND PAMPHLETS.—Orange Insects. By Wm. H. Ashmead. 8vo, 
pp. 78, pls. 4. Jacksonville, 1880. From the author. 
Notice of recent additions to the marine invertebrata of the northeastern coast of 
elo ee aa 
1 The Destructive Phylloxera. By P. GENNADIOS. Athens, Greece, 1879. i 
2 Insects Abroad. A companion volume to “Insects at Home.” Being a popula! 
account of foreign insects, their structure, habits and transformations. By the Rev- 
-G. Woop, M.A., F.RS., etc. New York, George Routledge & Sons. 8v0, PP- 
xit, 780, with 520 figures. 
