100 YEARS AGO

The additions to the Zoological Society's Gardens during the past week include a Sooty Mangabey (Cercocebus fuliginosus) from West Africa, presented by Mrs. Watkins; a Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) from Madagascar, presented by Mr. H. P. Jacques; a Suricate (Suricata tetradactyla) from South Africa, presented by Captain C. P. Harvey; two Kinkajous (Cercoleptes caudivolvulus) from South America, presented by Miss C. Wallace Dunlop; a Himalayan Whistling Thrush (Myiophoneus temmincki), a Blue-winged Siva (Siva cyanouroptera), a Lesser Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta cyanoptera) from the Himalayas, presented by Mr. E. W. Harper; ... two Wanderoo Monkeys (Macacus silenus) from Malabar, a Common Crowned Pigeon (Goura coronata), a Sclater's Crowned Pigeon (Goura sclateri) from New Guinea... two Indian Rollers (Coracias indica), three Pond Herons (Ardeola grayi), five Scarlet-backed Flower-peckers (Dicaeum cruentatum), two Two-banded Monitors (Varanus salvator) from India, deposited.

From Nature 30 July 1903.

50 YEARS AGO

Traité de zoologie Anatomie, systématique, biologie. Publié sous la direction de Prof. Pierre-P. Grassé. Tome 1, Fascicule 1: Phylogénie; protozoaires, genéralités; flagellés. (Paris: Masson et Cie., 1952.) 9,600 francs. This is another volume of the now well-known “Traité de Zoologie”, issued under the editorship of Prof. Pierre-P. Grassé, of the Sorbonne. While the seventh to appear, it is in fact the first fascicle of the first volume of the series and is in every way worthy of its predecessors. Its 1,071 pages are provided with 829 illustrations (there is no Fig. 285), 694 in line-drawings, 116 in half-tone from wash drawings, 18 in half-tone of photographs and 1 in line and colour... The present volume deals only with the general introductory matters and the sub-phylum Flagellata. The introductory accounts of the structure, physiology, nuclear behaviour, life-cycle and biology of the various categories form a valuable part of the work. Under the systematics of each class there is, wherever possible, a section dealing with its fossil members, a reminder of the present interest in microfossils. It is regrettable that the exigencies of the times are reflected in the price, for this highly commendable book should be readily accessible to every zoologist.

From Nature 1 August 1953.