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BOOKS RECEIVED. 



American Monthly Micro. Journ., Nos. 229-233, Jan. -May. 1899. [C. W. Smiley, Publ. 

 Birmingham N.H. and Phil. Soc. — Proc, Vol. 10, Part 2, Section 1, N.D. [Society. 

 Moss Exchange Club. — Reports, etc., for the years 1899 and 1900. [The Club. 

 Hertfordshire Nat. Hist. Soc. — Trans., Vol. 10, Part 5, Sept. 1900. [The Society. 

 Journal of Malacology, Vol. 7. No. 7, 29th Sept. 1900. [W. E. Collinge, Editor. 

 Pastand Present, successor to N.H.J., No. 203, 15th Oct. 1900. [E. L Gower, Editor. 

 U.S. Department of Agriculture. — Bulletin, No. 13, 1900; F. E. L. Beal on Food of 



the Bobolink, Blackbirds, and Crackles. [The Department. 



Lincolnshire Notes and Queries, Vol. 6, No. 48, for October 1900. [The Editors. 

 Annals of Scottish Nat. Hist., No. 36, for October 1900. [The Editors, Edinburgh. 

 Journal of Conchology, Vol. 9, No. J 2, for Oct. 1900. [The Conchological Society. 

 The Halifax Naturalist, Vol. 4, No. 28, for Oct. 1900. [Halifax Scientific Societ)' 

 Manchester Lit. and Phil. Soc. — Mem. and Proc, Vol. 44, Pt. 5, Oct. 1900. [So 

 Geography : Notes of Manch. Geog. Soc. — No. 49, October 1900. [The Socie 

 Louth Antiquarian and Naturalists' Society. — Report, to 31st May 1900. [The So 

 Manchester «F. Nat. and Arch. Soc. — Report and Proc. for 1899. [The Society 

 Royal Dublin Society. — Scient. Trans., Vol. 7, Part 4, January 1900. [The Society. 

 Manchester Geol. Society. — Trans., Vol. 26, Part 16, 1899- 1900. [The Society 

 Naturalists' Journal, Vol. 9, No. 100, for October 1900. [Charles Mosley, Edito 

 Science Gossip, N.S., Vol. 7. No. 77, for Oct. 1900. [John T. Carrington, Edito 

 Hobbies, Vol. 10, Nos. 259-262, 29th Sept., 6th, 13th, 20th Oct. 1900. [The Publishe 

 Psyche: Journ. of Entom., No. 294, for Oct. 1900. [Cambridge Ent. Club, U.S. 

 Knowledge, Vol. 23, No. 180, for Oct. 1900. [H. F. Witherby, Ed., London 



La Feuilledes Jeunes Naturalistes, No. 360, i er Oct. 1900. [Mons. Adrien Dollfuss 

 The Nautilus, Vol. 14, No. 6, for October 1900. [H. A. Pilsbry, etc., Editors 



Entomologists' Record, Vol. 12, No. 10, 15th October 1900. [J. W. Tutt, Editor 

 The Irish Naturalist, Vol. 9, No. 10, for October 1900. [The Editors, Dublin 



The Zoologist, 4th Series, Vol. 4, No. 712, 15th Oct. 1900. [West, Newman & Co., Pub^ 

 Nature Notes, Vol. 11, No. 130, for October 1900. [Selborne Society, Londor 

 Martinus Nijhoff. — Livres Anciens et Modernes, Sciences Naturelles, lere partfc 



Oct. 1900. [Publishei 

 Institution of Mining Engineers.— Circular re Conference of Delegates. [Institute 



Wanted to Borrow or Buy. — Any Reports of Bot. Exchange Club before i8t 

 (which has been seen); also 1881, 1890, 1896 to date. Watson Exchange Cltj 

 Reports, 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13. — S. L. Petty, LTverston, Lancashire. 



Fossil Mollusca from Eocene and Oligocene, Paris Basin. Suites of the: 

 interesting Fossils, boxed, named, and localised, 40 varieties, by parce 

 post, on receipt of postal order for 6s. 6d. — Address R. Charles, Naturali"' 

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