5 AUGUST 1871, page 20

Figuier's Reptiles And Birds.* We Are Late In Noticing This

book ; but it can afford to wait. While the charm of the passing productions of the day must be caught as they pass, M. Figuier's volumes will be as attraotive ten years hence......

The Magazines.

Trtx, Magazines are not specially bright this month; they rarely are in August ; but each of those we have time to read contains at least one good paper ; and after all, as the......