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started than stopped but is very liable to increase in volume as
it travels. If doubtful occurrences are noted they should be
liberally embellished with marks of interrogation.
LITERATURE.
A few remarks upon modern araneological literature may be
of use, although in a work of this kind anything like a complete
bibliography would necessitate the expenditure of an unjustifiable
amount of space. The student should have access, if possible,
to the following works, all of which are in the English
language.
1861. John Blackwall. A History of the Spiders of Great
Britain and Ireland (Ray Society). The descriptions
are fairly useful and there are coloured illustrations
of 273 species.
1879-82. Rev. Octavius Pickard-Cambridge. The Spiders of
Dorset (Dorset Field Club). The descriptions are
as a rule very complete and lucid. The illustra-
tions are, unfortunately, very few in number.
Published at intervals by the same author numerous papers in
Proceedings of Dorset Field Club; by Frederick O.
Pickard-Cambridge many valuable contributions to
Annals and Magazine of Natural History, etc., by Rev.
John E. Hull and Dr. G. H. Carpenter several
papers upon North of England and Irish spiders
respectively.
1899-1902. An Introduction to British Spiders by the present
author, published in Science Gossip. A synonymic
list with many illustrations. The descriptions,
owing to limitation of space, are extremely short
and in many cases inadequate for purposes of
identification.
1900. Rev. Octavius Pickard-Cambridge. A List of British
and Irish Spiders. Copies of this valuable list may-
be obtained from Mr. Pickard-Cambridge, price 3s.
(To be continued).