(15) The late Mr. Holyoake tells us that as the result of a street accident in which he was much bruised he remembers “squalling for a fortnight on being taken out of bed.” In another place we read respecting an accident that “a huge dog had loitered behind, and suddenly discovered his master had driven ahead, and he, like a Leming rat, made straight for his master, quite regardless of our being in his way.” Explain the reference to the Leming rat, and rewrite both quotations so as to make them express what you think that the author intended that they should. (16) What is meant by “a rootless tooth”? (17) When the number of digits differs on the front and hinder feet of a quadruped, which has usually the most? (18) Amongst the principal divisions of the mammalian kingdom are Rodentia, Carnivora, Insectivora, Cheiroptera, Primates and Ungulata. Name an English representative of each. (19) Why are Bees named Anthophila? (20) Was Captain Cook killed at Owhyhee or in Hawaii? (21) What do the figures 2123 mean when applied to the teeth, and how many teeth would the animal possess to which that formula would be suitable? (22) At what time in the morning do Daisies open their flowers? (23) In the _Times_ of September 13, we read, respecting the Sakhalin coast, “The number of walruses and sea-beavers have been greatly reduced by the destructive methods of the American fishers.” What animals are meant by the term “sea-beavers,” and is the name a suitable one? (24) If you have watched a stableman washing the wheels of a carriage, you will have seen him use an implement for lifting the vehicle from the ground. Why does he use it? What is its name? Explain its mechanism. (25) If you pour hot water upon a dry sponge it will sink down to half its size, whereas if the water were cold it would swell up. Try the experiment and explain the different results. (26) When a man’s hands are cold he will swing his arms so as to strike the hands violently against the sides of his shoulders. What is this action called, and why is it practised? * * * * * NOTICES OF BOOKS RECEIVED. ORNITHOLOGY.--Messrs. West, Newman and Co., have recently published a very handy and useful “Pocket Book of British Birds,” which we have much pleasure in recommending to field ornithologists. The arrangement followed is that given in Howard Saunders’ well-known “Manual of British Birds.” Species “of which only a few specimens have been observed or obtained in this country” are omitted. The notes are arranged under the heads of localities, haunts, observation, plumage, language, habits, food, nest, site, material, eggs. The size is very convenient for the pocket. Price, 2s. 6d. THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY for the season 1905 (published, May 19, 1906) contain a full account of the Fungus Foray held at Haslemere during the week ending September 30, 1905.