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first trip, or 'preliminary canter,' as he calls it, our author was- 

 in company with the late E. R. Allston. In the following- year 

 the two naturalists were again afield, and spent many weeks 

 among- the numerous islands of the Dvina Delta. ' But ' east- 

 ward still' only rang- louder in our ears or postured in our 

 dreams, when we seemed at last merely to touch the fringe of 

 the nesting distribution of the Little Stint, by obtaining a 

 specimen or two in full breeding plumage on the furthest outer 

 islands of the Delta. Ah! only passing migrants going 'east- 

 ward still'' ! ' In 1875, company with Seebohm, Harvie-Browii 

 went 'eastward still,' the important results of which have partly 

 previously appeared in the ' Ibis ' and elsewhere. Many, how- 

 ever, of the particulars of this last trip are now given for the first 

 time, whilst no detailed account has previously appeared of the 

 first two northern excursions. Mr. Harvie-Brown's volumes 

 are well illustrated by portraits, sketches, excellently-drawn 

 maps, and two beautifully-executed coloured plates. Amongst 

 the first-named, we are glad to notice photographs of Seebohm, 

 Allston, and our author. The coloured plates are devoted to 

 representations of birds' eggs. One of these shows a beautiful 

 series of eggs of Stints. The other contains a representation 

 of four eggs of the Grey Plover, taken in North-east Russia by 

 Seebohm and Harvie-Brown ; and two eggs of the Golden 

 Plover from the collection of Mr. H. E. Dresser, showing 

 extreme variation. Typical eggs are very difficult to distinguish 

 from the Grey Plover's. By the courtesy of the publishers we 

 are able to let our readers see a reproduction of the latter (Plate 

 XXL). 



We can strongly recommend the work to readers of ' The 

 Naturalist ' and can assure them that it contains much that will 

 interest and instruct them. There is an extensive Appendix, 

 giving an analysis of the list of birds observed, which will be 

 useful in considering the unsolved mysteries of migration. 

 There are also some useful observations in the work on the 

 question of the colouration of eggs. 



Trees: A Handbook of Forest Botany. By H. Marshall Ward, 



Sc.D., F.R.S., etc. Vol. III., Flowers and Inflorescences. University 

 Press, Cambridg-e ; pp. x., 402. Cr. 8vo., illustrated, 4s. 6d. net. 



The third volume of this interesting- series, by Professor Marshall Ward,, 

 has quickly made its appearance, and fully maintains the excellent qualities 



*Another plate shows a view of 'Norman Arch, Easby Abbe}'.' It is 

 sincerely to be hoped that some steps will be taken to preserve this arch. 

 Otherwise, judging from the photograph, its days are numbered. 



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