that two-thirds of the zoological terms contained in them are absolutely wrong. If a native is appealed to he probably gives some provincial term, which is merely local, and current only in his own immediate district. The scientific writers are often, as regards popular names, equally incorrect, especially in France; and no well-educated countryman would, for instance, recognize for an instant many of those given by Cuvier, Temminck, or even Buffon. Under these circumstances it could scarcely be expected that Mr. Swainson should be immaculate in this respect, but he has, apparently, been careful to insert as few mistakes as possible. When in doubt he omits the foreign name of a bird altogether, and so avoids the difficulty. Thus, in France the three birds the missel-thrush, fieldfare, and redwing, are all known under the generic name of "grive," and furnish that delectable dish which sometimes strikes the autumn tourist as being so delicious. The same thing occurs in Germany, where the same birds are known as " Krammetsvögel," and also looked upon as a great delicacy. That this little explanation should be wanting in Mr. Swainson's book is neither surprising nor in any way to be deprecated. He merely undertook to give the English provincial names and folk-lore of birds, and this task he has executed with the most complete success, and with rare ability and industry.

Transcript of the Register of Baptisms of Muthill, Perthshire, 1697-1847. By the Rev. A. W. Cornelius Hallen, M.A. (Printed for Subscribers.) THIS interesting record of Episcopalian ministrations commences at a period of considerable religious and political dissension in Scotland. It contains the names of persons of all ranks in society, from the peer to the peasant. It tells of difficulties in the performance of purely religious rites such as the present generation may find it hard to believe, unless well read in the history of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Those who are familiar with the lives of Bishop Low and of John Skinner of Longside will find in the facts recorded in the Muthill registers nothing at all strange to them; but to the ordinary Southron some of the pages may almost read like a romance. Mr. Hallen is doing a good work for Scotland as well as for England, and we can only hope that his work will be adequately appreciated in both countries. We do not understand why Mr. Hallen almost always prints "Grome" for Grame in the entries of the Garvock and Balgowan families. If following the MS. he should have appended sic to such a detestable misspelling. The strange Christian name "Mart," p. 29, is surely due simply to the absence of

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OUR friends of the New England Historic Genealogical Society are practical men in their pursuit of genealogical knowledge, and their business qualities are bearing good fruit in the researches carried on in this country by Mr. H. F. Waters, the latest instalment of which is now before us, in separate form. The success with which Mr. Waters is dealing with the Harvard and Rogers descents and relationship, to both of which the late Col. Chester had given years of investigation, should be very encouraging to those Americans who pursue genealogical knowledge with a view to the discovery of truth. Among recent subjects taken up in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, the descent of President Lincoln may be singled out as one upon which light may possibly be thrown by some entries in the registers of

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THE Société des Traditions Populaires (Musée d'Ethnographie, Trocadéro, Paris), during the course of 1887, its second year of existence, hopes to do much more than it has yet done in the way of publishing varied and interesting collections of folk-lore. It is assured of the help of new and able contributors, as well as of the continued support of tried friends. Looking at the table of contents of the first year's issues, we see that they embrace notes from Asia Minor, Italy, Russia, Poland, and the mainland of France. We cannot but hope that the Servia, as well as from Corsica, Algeria, and all parts of promoters of this useful work will be adequately supported by students of folk-lore abroad and at home.

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