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NATURE NOTES 
inevitable ending to stories of wild life does not diminish, Ra^t^gy'lug, the Story 
of a Cottontail Rabbit, and Wully, the Story of a Yaller Dog, will prove of deep 
interest to all students of instinct. The illustrations and entire get-up of the 
book are perfect. 
Wild Life at Home : How to Study and Photograph It. By R. Kearton, F.Z.S., 
Author of “With Nature and a Camera,” &c. Fully illustrated by Photo- 
graphs taken direct from nature, by C. Kearton. Cassell & Co., 8vo. 
Price 6s. 
It is difficult to decide whether to admire most, the untiring perseverance of 
the two brothers who may well be considered as joint authors of this delightful 
and most Selbornian volume, or the skill with which they have presented their 
experiences in the form of a practical manual for the nature-lover. Just as 
complaint has often been made of the amount of microscope power running to 
Sl’iDliR AND WkI! {Photographed by flash-light). 
waste, so in these days of universal photography there is a danger of a similar 
waste of time, money and negatives, over worthless subjects. Mr. Kearton shows 
us how to observe living beings without shooting or otherwise destroying them, 
and to make a permanent record of our observations. As is shown by the two 
illustrations, which by the kindness of tlie publishers we are able to reproduce, 
his instructions range from one end of the animal kingdom to the other ; and, if 
