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1. Butterflies, Moths, and Beetles. By 
W. F. Kirby. 
2. Crustaceans and Spiders. By. F. A. 
Skuse. 
3. Fungi, Lichens, etc. By Peter Gray. 
4 . Mosses. By James E, Bagnall, A.L.S. 
5. Pond-Life. By E. A. Butler, F.Z.S. 
6. Seaweeds, Shells, and Fossils. By 
P. Gray and B. B. Woodward. 
7. Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Dragon- 
Flies. By W. H. Bath. 
S. Coins and Tokens (English). By 
Llew. Jewitt, F.S.A. With a Chapter 
on Greek Coins by Barclay V. Head. 
9. Reptiles. By Catherine Hopley. 
10. British Birds. By H. A. Macpherson. 
[In prep. 
11. Silkworms. By E. A. Butler, F.Z.S. 
12. Land and Fresh Water Shells. By 
Dr. J. W. Williams, J. W. Taylor, and 
W. Denison Roebuck. 
13. Fossils. By J. W. Williams. 
14. The Microscope. By V. A. Latham. 
[In prep. 
15. Introduction to Zoology. By B. 
Lindsay. [In prep. 
10. Book Collecting. By J. H. Slater. 
[In prep. 
17. Marine Shells. By Dr. J. W. Williams 
and others. [In prep. 
18. Colonial Coins. By D. F. Howorth. 
[In prep. 
19. Grasses. By F. Tufnail. [In prep. 
20. British Ferns. By E. J. Lowe. [Ready. 
21. Pond Life (Algae, Diatoms, etc.). 
By T. Spencer Smithson. [Ready. 
22. Chess Problems. By E. W. Rayner. 
[Ready. 
23. Postage Stamps. By W. T. Ooilvie. 
[In prep. 
24. Flowering Plants. By Jas. Britten. 
[In prep. 
Our Summer Migrants : An Account of the 
Migratory Birds which pass the Summer in the 
British Islands. By J. E. Harting, F.L.S., 
F.Z.S. Second Edition. With 30 Illustrations 
on Wood, by Bewick. 8vo, cloth elegant, 7s. 6d. 
Dictionary of British Birds : By Colonel 
Montague. New Edition. Edited by E. New- 
man, F.L.S. Svo, cloth gilt, 7s. (id. 
The Insect Hunter’s Companion: By 
Rev. Joseph Greene, M.A. Third Edition. 
With cuts. Boards, Is. 
The Fungus Hunter’s Guide : By W. de 
Lisle Hay, F.R.G.S. Fully Illustrated and 
interleaved. Limp cloth, 3s. 6d. 
“His text-book on the subject is generally 
recognised as the most useful which students of 
this form of growth can adopt.” — Scotsman. 
The Haturalist’s Diary: A Day Book of 
Meteorology, Phenology, and Rural Biology. 
By Charles Roberts, F.R.C.S., L. R.C.P., etc. 
With a Coloured Folding Flower Chart. Svo, 
limp cloth, 2s. 6d. 
The “Naturalist’s Diary” is intended to be 
used as a work of reference on many questions 
relative to Natural History, Climate, Periodic 
Phenomena, and Rural Economy ; and ^as a 
Journal in which to record new facts and ob- 
servations of a similar kind. 
“ A delightful device. . . Will make every man 
his own White of Selborne .” — Saturday Review. 
Introduction to the Study of Petro- 
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F.G.S. of H M. Geological Survey. With Illus- 
trations. Cloth, 3s. (id. [1'his Day. 
Introduction to the Study of Botany : 
Specially adapted for the London Matriculation 
and other Examinations, and for Beginners. 
By Edward Aveling, D.Sc., Fellow of Uni- 
versity College, London. With 211 Illustrations. 
Cloth, 3s. 6d. [This Day. 
Petrographical Tables : An Aid to 
Microscopical Determination of Rock-forr ig 
Minerals. By Prof. H. Rosenbusch. EdP . by 
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Tabular View of Geological Systems : 
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systems, and the divisions and subdivisions, 
the places of their occurrence, their economic 
products, and the fossils found in them.” — 
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Atlas of Fossil Conchology: Containing 
the whole of the original steel plates (tinted) 
from Brown’s “Fossil Conchology,” with de- 
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