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Eastern Union of Scientific Societies, and, although the plan of 

 the work as regards some sections has been curtailed, the zoolo- 

 gical portion of the work under the editorship of Mr. J. W. 

 Tutfc has assumed a very complete form, and, as might be 

 expected, Mr. Tutt has brought the Insecta thoroughly up to 

 date, and insured it possessing an authoritative character. The 

 list of birds has been carefully compiled by Mr. H. J. Turner, 

 but the section "Pisces" is unsatisfactory. It is, however, 

 stated that " the present List is a mere summary of the * Cata- 

 logue of Fishes occurring at Blackheath and its Vicinity,' " pub- 

 lished by the Greenwich Natural History Club in their "Fauna" 

 (1859). The Kavensbourne since that time is an altogether 

 different stream to what it was then, and when we read of the 

 Chub as not uncommon in the Thames and Eavensbourne, the 

 Bream as found in both waters, and the Pike as common to both, 

 we are somewhat amazed, especially as regards the Woolwich 

 reaches of the Thames. This subject might well be investigated 

 by the members of the West Kent Natural History Society, and 

 the report would form a valuable companion to the ' Report on 

 the Sea Fisheries and Fishing Industries of the Thames Estuary,' 

 by Dr. Murie, published in 1903. The Budd is localized as 

 " Thames," but is it really found in this part of the river? It 

 is with certainty in some of the private waters, Mr. Joseph F. 

 Green having recorded a fine specimen of 4 lb. 4 oz., taken by 

 himself in the "Cedars" pond at his residence in Lee.* The 

 botanical subject is beyond the purview of ' The Zoologist,' but 

 the section Geology is not only well and fully written by Messrs. 

 Whitaker, Chandler, Dibley, Leach, and Salter, but what is 

 equally valuable and welcome is a " Chronological List of Works 

 on the Geology of the District," compiled by Messrs. Whitaker 

 and Chandler. 



The Prehistoric Period of Woolwich and West Kent has been 

 contributed by the late B. C. Polkinghorne, and the antiquarian 

 will find a full guide to the " Churches, &c, 1000-1900 a.d." 



This book must be specially marked as containing three good 

 indices — Botanical, Zoological, and General — which enhances 

 the value of a distinct addition to our volumes on local natural 

 history in its widest sense. 



* ' Zoologist,' 1905, pp. 250 and 270. 



