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ation is given respecting the range, &c. , of the red grouse, great bustard^ 

 avocet, &c. The reptiles and amphibia inckide twels^e out of the sixteen 

 British species, with one new county record, the Natterjack toad ; 

 whilst of the fishes, 155 species are recorded for Yorkshire out of the 

 249 admitted British species. The general arrangement and records are 

 em_inently satisfactory, and we only regret that the space at our disposal 

 will not permit us to enter more largely into the details ; but perhaps this 

 is not necessary, as enough has been advanced to make it evident that all 

 Yorkshire zoological students musth.n,ve the book, and will then see them 

 for themselves. The introduction forms a complete key to the arrange- 

 ment, besides which there is a chapter on such physical and general 

 features of the locality as are required for the work. We understand that 

 the chapter on Yorkshire Zoology for the British Association Guide Book 

 will. be from the pen of the same authors, and we are quite sure that it will 

 lead many of the members of that body to purchase the more complete 

 work. 



^'The Transactions of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society, 

 1880." in four parts, contains some very useful and interesting papers, 

 amongst which we may particularly mention, the address by the 

 president, Dr. J. Gwyn Jeffreys, F.R.S., J. E. Harting, " On Animals 

 which have become extinct in Britain within Historic times." — Rev. G. 

 Henslow, on " Homology and Analogy of Plant Organs," &c., &c. These 

 Transactions show a very healthy and active condition of the above 

 Society, and we cordially commend their example to the attention of 

 other similar societies, including our own Union. 



"The North Staffordshire Naturalists' Field Club, &c. Report for 

 1880," contains many interesting papers on both Natural History and 

 Archaiology, with records of the excursions during the year, and the 

 discoveries made thereat. 



" Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society, Report, 

 1880." This is again a very interesting record of work done, including 

 papers (with plates) on JJendrosoma radians, by J. Levick , on Marine Infu- 

 soria, by W. Savile Kent, I'.L.S. ; Life History and Habits of Leptodora 

 hyalma, by Prof. A. Milnes Marshall ; British Lichens, by W. Philips, 

 F.L.S. ; Life History of Volvox globator, by A. W. Wills ; The Crypto- 

 gamic Flora of Warwickshire by J. E. Bagnall, and many others. 

 Altogether we must confess that the Midland Counties Naturalists seem 

 to be doing more good and useful work than our own. This although a 

 matter of regret for ourselves, yet should stimulate our members to 

 increased activity and research, and also fully to record their observa- 

 tions.— [Eds. Nat.] » 



Received.—" The Scientific Roll," by A. Ramsay. Want of space 

 alone prevents us giving a favourable notice of this new publication to 

 which we wish every success : we hope to say more in our next issue. 



