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REVIEWS AND BOOK NOTICES. 
The Courtship of Animals, by W. P. Pycraft. London : Hutchinson 
and Co., xvi. + 318, 6s. net. This work follows closely upon the same 
author’s ‘ Infancy of Animals,' and deals with a very neglected branch 
of the study of natural history ; so much so indeed that the marvel is 
Mr. Pycraft has been able to gather together so much information in 
reference thereto. He begins with The first marriage. Primitive man. 
Photo by] [ W. II. St. Quintin. 
The Display of the Great Buzzard. 
Polygamy, Standards of Beauty, then to the courtships of man-like 
apes and musical chimpanzees ; the courtship of mammals, land and 
marine ; courtship among birds (a large order) ; then we get the courtships 
of the crocodile, lizards and frogs, and even love among the fishes and 
insects, spiders and crabs. The volume is full of unexpected and sur- 
prising pieces of information, but strictly scientific withal, and is of the 
greatest value to the student of evolution. 
Camping in Crete, with notes upon the Animal and Plant Life of the 
Island, by A. Trevor-Battye, with a description of the Caves, etc., by 
D. M. A. Bate. London : Witherbv and Co., pp. xxi.i+308, 10s. 6d. 
net. Those who are familiar with Mr. Trevor- Battye’s work will expect 
great things from him in his monograph dealing with his recent visit to 
Cyprus — or Crete as the island is more familiarly kuown. On account 
of the inaccessibility of the island, it is sadly neglected by Englishmen, 
but the author opines that it will someday be ‘ discovered,’ and much 
more frequently visited, and towards this discovery he has done much in 
the present work. With a charmingly facile pen, Mr. Trevor-Battye 
describes the flora, fauna, scenery, people, antiquities, in fact the various 
and numerous aspects of the island and its inhabitants, all with equal care 
and interest. Students of geography and antiquities will find equal 
interest to the naturalist in perusing this work, while its fascinating 
style will appeal to many who are not specially interested in any par- 
ticular science. There are several good illustrations. 
Naturalist. 
