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The first fascicle noted is a purely 

 taxonomic list of the elaterid beetles of 

 French Indo-China. 



The second discusses the morphology 

 of the extraordinary thermophile crus- 

 tacean discovered in Tunisia and described 

 by Monod in 19x4. He now shows that 

 it is an adult form, and creates for it 

 a new order, the Thermosbaenacea, ly- 

 ing between the Mysidacea and the 

 Tanaidacea. 



The third fascicle is an important con- 

 tribution to the general biology of the 

 termites, dealing successively with a 

 systematic catalogue of the species of 

 termites found in Indo-China; observa- 

 tions on their habits, habitations, means 

 of defense, etc. ; their development and the 

 determination of castes; and finally the 

 cultivation of mycelia by the termites of 

 Indo-China. The treatise is extensively 

 and well illustrated and concludes with a 

 bibliography covering five pages. 



The last of these four fascicles is a tax- 

 onomic review of the Phasianidae, Turni- 

 cidae, and Columbae of Annam, fully 

 illustrated by text figures and plates, 

 many of the latter being colored. 



To this worthy enterprise, the Faune 

 des Colonies Francaises, we wish all success. 



NATURAL HISTORY: ANIMALS. 

 TABLE OF GESTATION PERIOD AND 

 NUMBER OF YOUNG. An Appendix to 

 Natural History: Animals. 

 By George Jennison. A. and C. Black, Ltd. 

 izs. 6d. 5! x 8f ; xv + 344 London 



Appendix 1 shilling 



5! x 8|; 8 (paper) 



(Sold in United States by The Macmillan 



Co., New York, $4.50) 



"An Illustrated Who's Who of the 



Animal World" is the sub-title given to 



this book by the author, late Curator of 



the Zoological Garden at Manchester. 

 This dictionary of mammals has obviously 

 been compiled with much care and labor. 

 It should prove a valuable book for identi- 

 fication purposes, since by its numerous 

 illustrations and detailed descriptions easy 

 recognition of a considerable number of 

 genera and species is possible. There are 

 over 300 photographic illustrations, and 

 16 full page illustrations in color. 



The descriptions pay especial attention 

 to size and external form. Certain special 

 features, such as the curiously different 

 markings of predatory and peaceful ani- 

 mals, the longer life of caged creatures in 

 countries other than their own, the 

 expectation of life of a specimen caged in 

 good health, also many historical refer- 

 ences culled from old pictorial or written 

 records, have been included in this inter- 

 esting book. An extensive table on 

 gestation periods (which may be obtained 

 separately) is appended at the end of the 

 book. 



THE PLATYPUS. Its Discovery, Zoologi- 

 cal Position, Form and Characteristics, Habits, 

 Life History, etc. 

 By Harry Burr ell. 



Angus and Robertson, Ltd. 

 15s. (post 6 d.) Sydney, Australia 



5 | x 8f ; xuj 

 This book is the outcome of nearly 

 twenty years personal observation of 

 Ornitborhynchus paradoxus in its natural 

 haunts, carried out while the author was 

 engaged in collecting for the University 

 of Sydney. It is intended mainly for the 

 general reader, but will be an extremely 

 valuable addition to every biological 

 laboratory where comparative anatomy 

 and evolution are taught. It is illustrated 

 with 35 plates in addition to text figures. 

 The ground covered is as follows: Dis- 



