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T. parasitella , Hyde Park, June. 
Lampronia prcelatella. Near Hamp- 
stead, May 23. — Percy C. 
Wormald. Kilburn, London N. TP. 
To be continued. 
MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
Bowdon and Altrincham Entomo- 
logical Society. — The November 
Meeting of the above Society was 
held on the 17th. nit. at the residence 
of the Secretary, Mr. E. Armitage. 
The President, Mr. T. Blackburn 
was in the chair. 
Mr. T. Blackburn remarked on 
some dark varieties of H. Aurantiaria 
which had been captured near Bowdon 
during the month, and his observa- 
tions led to a discussion about the 
causes of variation. 
Mr. E. M. Geldart exhibited some 
rare Lepidoptera. 
Mr. C. Worthington exhibited a 
box of Coleoptera, selected from his 
cabinet. 
Mr. T. Blackburn exhibited a box 
of Coleoptera, and also one of Lepi- 
doptera, containing N. Bondii, P. 
Geryon and other rare and new species. 
Mr. H. Balshaw was admitted as 
an honorary member of the Society. 
NOTICES OF BOOKS. 
A Natural History of British Moths, 
by the Rev. E. 0. Morris. 
On two former occasions we have 
had the pleasure of reviewing the 
Plates of this interesting work. We 
now hasten to redeem cur promise, 
then made, to notice the letter press. 
The preface first claims our attention. 
Mr. Morris is profuse in his acknow- 
ledgments to various Entomologists 
for the help they have afforded him. 
in carrying out his arduous task. 
This is highly commendable in Mr. 
Morris especially when we contrast 
it with the unconscientious manner in 
which far too many writers, borrow 
without returning. 
W e most gladly accord to Mr. Prest 
the meed of praise claimed for him 
by Mr. Morris. 
Our author has admirably succeed- 
ed in his attempt to make his work 
as unlike the invaluable “ Manual ” 
as possible, but we must add, the 
dissimilarity is not at all to the dis- 
advantage of the work under notice. 
In fact there is a peculiar charm 
about Mr. Morris’ writing that at 
once distinguishes it from every thing 
else. 
We quite agree with Mr. Morris 
in thinkiug that pictures are better 
than descriptions, though we think 
he excells in the latter as much as in 
the former. This brings us to the 
text itself. The description of some 
species of the genera Acidalia and 
Eupithecia are past all praise. Take, 
for instance A. scutulata, A. rubri- 
cata, E. sobrinata, and E. coronata. 
We are glad to observe that Mr. 
Morris has avoided the error which 
we think Mr. Stainton has occasion- 
ally made, namely, that of character- 
ising many tolerably common species 
as “common everywhere” and call- 
