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(1) THE publication of a fourth edition of Dr. Borra-daile's well-known manual of zoology is at once a tribute to its value as a text-book and the best commendation that can be given to it. New chapters have been added upon sponges and echinoderms, and a number of minor alterations and additions have been made, the chief of which deal with the embryology of mammals and with certain physical properties of protoplasm. These new features enhance the usefulness of the book, which maintains its position as one of the best text-books of zoology for first-year students published in this country. The association of the Nematoda with the Arthropoda, suggested by their position in this book and by the author's specific comment on this point on p. 329, is interesting in view of the recent discussion on the subject at the British Association meeting at Liverpool.
(1) A Manual of Elementary Zoology.
By Dr. L. A. Borradaile. (Oxford Medical Publications.) Fourth edition. Pp. xvi + 671 + 15 plates. (London: Henry Frowde and Hodder and Stoughton, 1923.) 18s. net.
(2) Elementary Zoology for Medical Students.
By Dr. L. A. Borradaile. (Oxford Medical Publications.) Pp. viii + 378. (London: Henry Frowde and Hodder and Stoughton, 1923.) 10s. 6d. net.
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(1) A Manual of Elementary Zoology (2) Elementary Zoology for Medical Students. Nature 113, 78 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/113078a0
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