(1) The Young Naturalist (2) Nature (3) Victorian Hill and Dale

Abstract

(1) THE distinguishing feature of this survey of the British fauna is its comprehensiveness. With the exception of marine fish, there is no large order that does not come in for comment. The mammals, birds, fresh-water fish, and Lepidoptera—the most popular groups—are allotted most space, and are evidently more familiar to the author than the remainder. In spite of certain drawbacks, of which we shall have something to say, this book is a most suitable handbook for a boy or girl who is interested in animal life. The contents are arranged in ordinal fashion, and no attempt is made to deal with the associations of animals characterising field, moor, or lake, nor are there practical suggestions for the capture, maintenance, or preservation of specimens. There are, however, accounts of the habits and distinctive features of the commoner British animals that should be read with interest by young naturalists, and the wealth of clear photographs makes the book a most attractive one.

(1) The Young Naturalist.

A Guide to British Animal Life. By W. P. Westell. Pp. xv + 476. (London: Methuen and Co., 1909.) Price 6s.

(2) Nature.

By J. H. Crawford. Pp. x + 242. (London: Swan Sonnenschein and Co., 1909.) Price 5s.

(3) Victorian Hill and Dale.

A Series of Geological Rambles. By Dr. T. S. Hall. Pp. x + 160. (Melbourne: Thomas C. Lothian, 1909.) Price 3s.