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involved in his rude and objectionable conduct, and yet he 
knew that his tumultuous feelings were beyond his own control, 
and accordingly hit upon the device of holding a log of wood 
in his mouth whenever he saw the horses harnessed ! He does 
this still every day, hiding the log in readiness and carrying it in 
his mouth.” 
In conclusion let me invite the attention of owners of property 
to the following good example which is described in a letter from 
Stephen L. Simeon, Esq., who writes to me as follows from the 
Committee Office, House of Commons. “ I feel very much for 
the poor little birds whose nests are so ruthlessly robbed and de- 
stroyed. You may be interested to know that my brother Sir 
Barrington Simeon will not allow a nest to be taken, or a 
squirrel killed anywhere in his grounds in the Isle of Wight. 
The result is that the place is full of squirrels and alive with 
birds, and they really don’t do half the damage they are popu- 
larly supposed to. And even if they do some harm, surely the 
world is big enough for us and them ! Though we are of “ more 
value ” than the sparrows, we are often not half so pleasant, and 
certainly not so musical as most of our feathered friends.” 
F. O. Morris. 
BOOKS RECEIVED. 
Owing to the great pressure on our space it is impossible for the present to 
insert reviews of the following books which have been sent to us. In the next 
number of Nature Notes a number of them shall be dealt with. 
As many of our readers have asked that the prices of books should be given, 
we have endeavoured to do so. It would be a great convenience if publishers, 
when sending books, would kindly state the price. 
Monograph on the British Cicada, by George Rowdier Buckton, F. R.S., vol. 
I : Macmillan and Co. [In 4 parts, price 8s. a part.] 
The River-side Naturalist, by Edward Hamilton, M.D., F. L. S. : Sampson 
Low, Marston and Co. [Price 14s.] 
’ Twixt School and College, by Gordon Stables, M.D. : Blackie and Son, 1891. 
[Price 5s.] 
Nature and Woodcraft, by John Watson, F. L. S. ; Walter Smith and Innes. 
[Price 5s.] 
Modern Ideas of Evolution, by Sir J. W. Dawson, 4th edition : Religious 
Tract Society. [Price 5s.] 
The Pinks of Central Europe, by F. N. Williams, F. L.S. : West, Newman 
and Co. [Price 4s. 6d.] 
Natural History of Selborne, by Gilbert White, Ed. J. E. Harting, F. L.S. : 
Swan Sonnenschein and Co., 1S91. [Price 4s. nett.] 
Voyage of the “ Beagle ,” by Charles Darwin : T. Nelson and Sons. [Price 4s.] 
Wanderings in South Africa, by Charles Waterton : T. Nelson and Sons, 
1891. [Price 4s.] 
The Science of Fairy Tales, by E. S. Hartland, F.S.A. (in the Contemporary 
Science Series) : Walter Scott, 1891. [Price 3s. 6d.] 
The Hand-book of Folk Lore, by G. L. Gomme, F'.S.A. : David Nutt. [Price 
2s. 6d. nett.] 
The House Sparrow, by T. It. Gurney, C. Russell and Elliott Coues : William 
Wesley and Sons. [Price 2s. 6d., pub. 3s. 6d.] 
The Natural History of Selborne, by Rev. Gilbert White, Ed. by Thomas 
Brown, F. L. S. : Chatto and Windus. [Price 2s. ] 
Practical Observations on Agricultural Grasses, by William Wilson, jun. : 
Simpkin Marshall and Co. [Price is. 6cl. ] 
