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NEWS FROM THE MAGAZINES. 
Professor J. W. Carr gives a list of ‘ The Psocidr of Nottinghamshire,’ 
in The Entomologist, for March. 
Mr. E. Wooler contributes a paper on the Roman Station of Lavatr.e 
(Bowes) in Part 88 of the Yorkshire Archeological Society's Journal. 
Professor Roberts Beaumont of the Leeds University, has an inter- 
esting paper on ‘ The Organization of a Textile Museum,’ in the February 
number of The Museums Journal. 
There is a paper on Pteridosperm Anatomy and its relations to that 
of the Cycads, by N. Bancroft, in The New Phytologist, Vol, XflL, 
Nos. 1-2, for January and February, 1914. 
In The Zoologist for February, Mr. H. V. Jones writes on ‘ Parasitism in 
Relation to Birds,” and Mr. F. J. Stubbs, has a paper on ‘ Corophium 
longicorne : An ornithological Study of a Crustacean.” 
In the Journal of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries for February, 
there is an interesting paper on 1 The Pollination and Fertilization of 
Hops ; and the Characteristics of “ Seeded ” and “ Seedless ” Hops,’ 
by E. S. Salmon. 
La Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes for March contains a paper on 
* Applications Xouvelles de la Radiographie a l’histoire Xaturelle,’ by M. 
Pierre Goby, and is illustrated by plates showing radiograph photographs 
of Sea Urchins, Beetles, Reptiles, Moths, Diatoms, Foraminifera, etc. 
In the Entomologist's Monthly Magazine for January is a note 
recording the abundance of Pterostichus parumpunctatus Germ, in the 
Newcastle district, and there is also a lengthy report of the meeting 
of the Entomological Section of the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union in 
Leeds in October last, by Mr. G. T. Porritt. 
The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society, Volume 29> 
Parts 1 and 2, for 1913, published February 1914, contains papers on 
‘ Education,’ by Sir Harry H. Johnston ; ‘ British East Africa Protec- 
torate ’ ; “ The Balkans and Turkey,’ by C. H. Bellamy ; ' Highways 
and Byways in the Balkans,’ by Gilbert Waterhouse. 
In the Entomologist's Record, Volume XXV., Xo. 12, attention is 
drawn to a recent remarkable sample of rubbish in one of the English 
illustrated papers. There are four illustrations, headed “ Fierce Battles 
of the Insect World.’ (1) Mantis religiosa L., fighting with grasshopper 
Platycleis grisea, Fab. This is entitled ‘ Rearhorse or mantis versus 
grasshopper.’ (2) Cicada emerging from nymph. This illustration is 
entitled ' Giant Fly attacking a Bee.’ (3) Two mantids fighting, entitled 
■* Hand to hand encounter between two rear horses.’ (4) Evidently the 
same two insects as the last, but styled ‘ Winged ant grips rear horse 
across the body.’ 
The Journal of the East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society, 
Xo. 4, Xo. 7 (92 pp.) has been published and can be obtained from Messrs. 
Longmans, Greens and Co., for 5s. 4d. Among the contents are ‘ The 
Relation of Game Animals to Disease in Africa,’ by R. B. Woosnam ; 
' The Organic Cell,’ by Dr. E. Wynstone- Waters ; ‘ The Tribes of the 
Tana Valley,’ by Miss A. Werner ; ' Scientific Classification of E. African 
Sea Fishes,’ by R. J. Cunninghame ; ‘ List of Butterflies from British 
East Africa,’ by Rev. K. St. A. Rogers (reprinted from an English Ento- 
mological Magazine). There are several shorter notes and illustrations, 
including a fine coloured plate of Ploceus interscapularis J and Yellow- 
Mantles Weaver $. 
1914 April 1. 
