WORKS ON NATURAL HISTORY 
T he zoologist : a Monthly Journal 'of Natural History. Edited by 
J. E. Harting, F.L.S., &c. Contains original articles on every branch 
of Zoology, notes on the habits and occurrences of Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles, 
Fishes, Molluscs, and Insects. Proceedings of Societies, Reviews, &c. Occasional 
woodcuts and Plates. Price is. 
“^HE ENTOMOLOGIST. Edited by Richard South, F.E.S., assisted by 
^ Messrs. Bates, Billup.s, Distant, Fitch, Jacoby, Leech, Sharp, 
Verrall, Warren, Jenner Weir ; and Dr. F. Buchanan White. Contains 
original articles, by well-known Entomologists, on every branch of the science ; 
notes on the habits and occurrence of Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, 
Diptera, &c. ; Proceedings of Societies, Reviews, &c. There are frequent litho- 
graphed plates and occasional woodcuts. Monthly lists of Duplicates and 
Desiderata. Price 6d. 
T ETTERS OF RUSTICUS ON NATURAL HISTORY. By Edward 
Newman. Containing a great number of miscellaneous observations, after 
the manner of White’s “ Selborne.” Price 6s. 6d. nett. 
“ There is a woodcut, some of them most exquisite, to each chapter ; and tailpieces, after the delightful 
manner of Bewick, are scattered through the work. It is a most delightful book.” — Jerrolds News. 
“ The most charming contribution to Natural History since the days of good old Gilbert White. 
These ‘ Letters ’ are well worthy of consultation by all gardeners and agriculturists, since the description of 
these facts are perfectly trustworthy, being in all cases the result of observation.” — Vyestminster Review. 
“ The collection of facts and observations respecting blights, or insects injurious to vegetation, are 
especially worthy attention, and we recommend them %VcoTi^y." —Gardener s and Farmers Journal. 
A NATURALIST’S RAMBLE TO THE ORCADES. By Arthur W. 
Crichton, F.L.S. With an exquisite tinted frontispiece by Wolf. Con- 
veying interesting information about the Orcades group of islands and the birds 
frequenting them. Price 3^. nett. 
n^HE INSECT HUNTER’S COMPANION. Instructions for collecting and 
-t preserving Butterflies and Moths, Beetles, Bees, Flies, &c. By the Rev. 
Joseph Greene, M.A. Third Edition, revised and extended by A. B. F.arn. 
The Chapter on Coleoptera by Edward Newman ; on Hymenoptera by 
Frederick Smith ; on Breeding Gall-flies by Edward A. Fitch. Whereto 
find moths and butterflies ; how to catch ; how to bring home without injury ; how 
to kill ; how to set ; how to find the caterpillars ; how to manage ; how to feed ; 
how to breed the perfect insects ; and a hundred similar subjects. Price u. 
'^HE INSECT HUNTERS ; or. First Lessons in Entomology. By Edward 
-*■ Newman. This little work, written in simple language and in verse, gives 
valuable information on the habits and economy of Insects. It deals with the four 
stages of Insect life, metamorphosis, classification, &c. Price is. nett. 
“ Unrivalled as a First-Book in Entomology.” — The late IF. Spence. 
“We know of no book that contains so much information in so small a compass on the habits and 
economy of Insects.” — Natural History Review. 
EWMAN’S BRITISH FERNS. Third Edition. Demy 8vo ; illustrated by 
L ' loo studiously accurate figures. Minute Descriptions, ample and full 
Directions for Cultivating. Price i3-f. 6d. nett. 
“ In accuracy of observation, elaborateness and clearness of description, and beauty of illustration, 
it does not possess its equal .” — Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 
“ It is just such books as this which render Natural History so attractive .” — Gardener s Chronicle. 
NTEWMAN’S BRITISH FERNS. People’s Edition, Fcap 8vo ; with 6 
' Plates, minute Descriptions, and full Directions for Cultivating. Price is. 
TZEY TO THE GENERA AND SPECIES OF BRITISH MOSSES; 
with Plate. By the Rev. H. G. Jameson, M.A. Price is. 6d. 
London ; WEST, NEWMAN & CO., 5i, Hatton Garden. 
