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of Galapagos Islands, 290; observed in Shetland, 360; colour-variation in, 383; garden lists of, 417, 474; unusual sites for nests of, 430; seen in Yukon District of Canada, 430; West Indian, 444; hours at which some commence to sing, 472, 576; migration of, 245, 505; egg-producing powers of, 511, 574, 575; directive coloration in, 531; British, Manual of, 532,—Dictionary of Call-notes, 535, 578
Birds' tongues in pictures, 533
Birdsnesting in August, 430
Bittern, Common, in Darenth Wood, near Dartford, 86
Blackbird stealing eggs, 330; and Nightingale, voices compared, 331
Bones, human, at Bromehill, 164
Books Noticed:—
- Red Deer, by the Rev. H. A. Macpherson, Cameron, of Lochiel, Viscount Ebrington, and A.T. Shand, 37
- Oceanic Ichthyology, a Treatise on the Deep Sea and Pelagic Fishes of the World, by G.B. Goode and Tarleton H. Bean, 40
- Coloured Figures of the Eggs of British Birds, with Descriptive Notices, by H. Seebohm, edited by Dr. K. Bowdler Sharpe, 41
- By the Deep Sea, a popular Introduction to the Wild Life of the British Shores, by E. Step, 42
- The Collector's Manual of British Land and Freshwater Shells, by L. E. Adams, 43
- A Handbook to the Game-birds, by W.R. Ogilvie Grant, 90
- Sixteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey. The Dinosaurs of North America, by Prof. O. C. Marsh, 92
- The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma,—Moths, by Sir G.F. Hampson, Bart., 93
- Zoologisches Adressbuch, published by R. Friedlander & Sohn, 94
- Ethnology, by A.H. Keane, 171
- The Present Evolution of Man, by G. Archdall Reid, 173
- Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., 175
- A Sketch of the Natural History of Australia, by Frederick G. Aflalo, 176
- The Fishes of North and Middle America,—a Catalogue of the Species of Fish-like Vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama, by D.S. Jordan and B.W. Evermann, 178
- The Migration of Birds,—a Consideration of Herr Gätke's Views, by F.B. Whitlock, 179
- Report of Observations on Injurious Insects and Common Farm Pests during the year 1896, by Eleanor A. Ormerod, 180
- Das Tierreich, Aves (Podargidæ, Caprimulgidæ, und Macropterygidæ), by Ernst Hartert, 181
- Man and Woman,—a Study of Human Secondary Characters, by Havelock Ellis, 237
- Society for the Protection of Birds,—Educational Series, edited by H.E. Dresser, 238
- A Handbook to the Order Lepidoptera, by W.F. Kirby, 239
- Problems of Nature,—Researches and Discoveries of Gustav Jaeger, edited and translated by Henry G. Schlichter, 278
- Pheasants,—their Natural History and Practical Management, by W.B. Tegetmeier, 279
- Papers presented to the World's Congress on Ornithology, edited by Mrs. E. Irene Rood, under the direction of Dr. Elliot Coues, 280
- Wild Bird Protection and Nesting Boxes, by John R.B. Masefield, 281
- Birds of our Islands, by F.A. Fulcher, 283
- The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma,—Hymenoptera, vol. i. by Lieut. Col. C.T. Bingham, 283
- Investigations into applied Nature, by W. Wilson, Jun., 284
- The Migration of Birds,—an attempt to reduce Avine Season-flight to Law, by Charles Dixon, 371
- Cambridge Natural History, vol. ii.—Worms, Rotifers, and Polyzoa, 373
- L'Année Biologique, Première Année, 1895, 376
- Traité de Zoologie, publié sous la direction de Raphael Blanchard: Fas. xi. Némertiens, par Louis Joubin; Fas.xvi., Mollusques, par Paul Pelseneer, 377
