23 JULY 1864, Page 22

Old Bones ; or, Notes for Young Naturalists on Vertebrate

Animals. By the Rev. W. S. Symonds, F.G.S. Second Edition. (Robert Hard- wicke.)—An excellent popular manual, of which the chief feature is the constant reference to animals which may be seen at the Zoological Gardens and to specimens in the British Museum. Natural science studied from books alone is of comparatively little value.