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Mr. C. Worthington exhibited a 
box of Coleoptera, containing, among 
others, some recent captures near 
Leicester. 
Mr. T. Blackburn exhibited the 
drawers of his cabinet of Coleoptera. 
Mr. E. M. Geldart exhibited a box 
of Dip ter a. 
Mr. J. B. Blackburn (who was 
present as a visitor) exhibited some 
rare Lepicloptera. 
Mr. S. Morris, (Treasurer) invited 
the members to bold their next meet- 
ing at bis house, and with thanks to 
Mr. T. Blackburn for bis entertain- 
ment the proceedings closed. 
REVIEWS OF BOOKS. 
The Insect Hunter’s Companion by 
the Revd. Joseph Greene, M. A. 
We bail the appearance of this lit- 
tle book with great pleasure. It is 
very fitly called, the “ Insect Hun- 
ter’s Companion,” and a very excel- 
lent companion be will find it. Mr. 
Newman’s idea of publishing such a 
work was a good one, and his choice 
of the author very wise. We have 
often wondered that the tract on pupa 
digging remained the only literary 
production of its author ; — perhaps he 
was proceeding on the principle of 
“ let well alone.” Most of our read- 
ers will be glad to hear that “ pupa — 
digging,” is bound up in the volume, 
and those who failed to obtain it in 
its orginal form, will now get it no 
doubt in this interesting volume. 
At the close of the chapter contain- 
ing the above, we find that Mr. 
Greene proceeds to explain how to 
collect butterflies and moths, includ- 
ing in his remarks, instructions for 
capturing, breeding, killing and set- 
ting. Under the first of these heads, 
he describes with great minuteness 
all the modes in general use, even 
giving a description of collecting 
boxes. Under the second head he 
gives much valuable information res- 
pecting breeding cages and their gen- 
eral management, and on the two 
other points he is most clear and 
minute. Then follow instructions 
for preserving insects, under the 
heads of grease, mites, mould, arran- 
gement, relaxing, and transmission by 
post. 
The Revd. gentleman then closes 
with some general remarks on ex- 
change and one or two other points. 
As we happen to know how gener- 
ously Mr. Greene practically carries 
out his principle of exchange, we can- 
not say anything against it, but such 
arguments in the mouth of a ‘ Barnes’ 
would be dangerous, if he should 
meet with the book. 
We are told in a publication called 
“The Friend” that Mr. Newman 
in his “ Insect Hunters ” an experi- 
enced Naturalist, leads an intelligent 
child out among the woods, as her 
companion, showing her the living 
objects of his lessons; — we are glad to 
see that she now has another experi- 
enced Naturalist, to be her compan- 
ion at home. 
