book reviews 



Australian Spiders in Colour 



in Ramon WawoKi 



\ II ft A W. Red Pp. 112. col. pl I 



fins is mu- of tM most descriptions, 

 useful ol Hit- current Reed bouts on 

 riiiUir.il histnrv. lucre bit* lew sound 

 populai leteiriice hooks W Austra- 

 lian spidcis ..nd the academic ones 

 ; „v nre, costly and specialized in 

 loot, L'he author h.is studied Austia- 



han spiders for some veals paitly descriptions, provide a means 

 because 61 then being IttUc known 

 His hook outlines external anatomy 

 and general biological features nl 

 spiders wiih the aid of well labelled 

 diamines and U handv glossary Ihe 

 remainder of the book provides 

 excellent colomed phologiaphs Ot, 

 iind basic information on. mine than 

 150 species representing 24 families. 

 Although may 1,1 ll» species ;ue of 

 wide disliibution the emphasts. to Ihe 

 detrimeni of ihe implication ot the 

 lille. is upon eastern forms. I lie notes 

 on species generally include simple 



Annotated Bibliography of Quaternary Shorelines - SfUPtfctWCW [9(3 M 



H (i RtCIUROS 



(Philadelphia USA: Aeademy Tsaui.ul SoKflOW*. 1*70, 240 pa*es, 

 Studv ot Ihe ocean is a feature .s a subject of giobfl] interest, so it. 



limited reference t M 

 lasonoMiic hixioiv. and notes on hnbi- 

 Ult, habits, dimorphism, food. egg (ae^ 

 data for the specimens illustrated UUI 

 occasional items ol particular interim 

 Ihe plales. winch show spiders n 

 natural sellings, added to the hrict 

 descnpnons, provide a means of 

 identification as adequate as can bt 

 expected. 



Details of the elassifieaiion nl 

 spiders aie disappointingly limited 

 tad Ihe sepiiialion of the Mygulo- 

 morphs Iroin oihci groups is not 

 clearly shown in Ihe lainily arrange- 

 ment. The notes however inehuk 

 such interesting points as a descrtp- 

 lion of ihe observed hunting action 

 ol the Uolas Spider Ihe hook is a 

 welcome popular leferenee to n group 

 iuowu tyHI only by ihe specialist 

 A.R.Mi I 



of our time, lis importance is now 

 recognized, the high costs can be met. 

 and Ihe necessary technologies un- 

 available During Ihe tee Age, sea- 

 levels changed dramatically. Thus 

 Australia was onc-lhird I 1 ,000,1)0(1 

 so., mi I larger. New Guinea and Tas- 

 mania were extensions of the main- 

 land. The tireat Barrier Reef was U 

 landform. So great were such 

 changes, that lliev are important foi 

 geologists, gcomoiphologists, anthro- 

 pologists, zoologists, botanists, gene 

 licists, engineers, and many others. 



However, this subject is not eusy 

 lo study because its literature is so 

 disperse, finding a place in (be 

 journals of so many disciplines It 



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icse.itch i> published in every eoun- 

 tn having a scientific literature. 

 Richards arid l aiibiulges Aiinouiiv 

 Uibllo^raphy of Qimii-riuirv SfMft 

 Jtn& was therefore u real research 

 aid. Now an equally large ftkppif 

 meni covering die yean. I%5 through 

 \<W) has been published. This greui 

 increase m the number of article> 

 published rc'tecis ihe expanding 

 interest m tins subject. Over I Sim 

 tilles appear, even alter omulinc 

 lesser papers. aMracis. and the 

 ^dividual articles m encva. loped, K 

 The author is the President ol UK 

 INQIM C'ouimission on Sfa>t*!foei 

 EDMLNli D Con 

 Vict. Nat Vol 88 



