CONTENTS OF VOLUME ONE Dedication ...... The Advisory Council of the Victoria History General Advertisement .... The Berkshire County Committee Contents ....... List of Illustrations Preface Table of Abbreviations .... Natural History Geology Palaeontology ...... Botany ....... Zoology Molluscs ...... Insects Orthoptera (Earwigs, Grasshoppers, Crickets, etc.) .... Neuroptera (Dragonflies, Lace-wings, etc.) Hymenoptera Phytophaga (Sawflies, Gall-flies, etc.) .... Hymenoptera Aculeata (Ants, Wasps, and Bees) Coleoptera (Beetles) .... Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) . Hemiptera (Bugs) .... Spiders Crustaceans ..... Fishes Reptiles and Batrachians Birds ....... Mammals , By HORACE W. MONCKTON, F.G.S., F.L.S. By R. LYDEKKER, F.R.S., F.G.S., F.L.S. . By G. CLARIDGE DRUCE, Hon. M.A. Oxon., F.L.S. By B. B. WOODWARD, F.G.S., F.R.M.S. . Edited by The Rev. Canon W. W. FOWLER, M.A., F.L.S., F.E.S By W. J. LUCAS, B.A., F.E.S. PACE V vii vii xiii xv xvii xxi xxiii I 25 27 69 By A. H. HAMM By W. HOLLAND and Dr. NORMAN H. JOY By A. H. HAMM and W. HOLLAND . . By W. HOLLAND By the late F. O. PICKARD-CAMBRIDCE, M.A. . By the Rev. T. R. R. STEBBING, M.A., F.R.S.. F.Z.S. * By C. H. COOK, M.A By the late CHARLES J. CORNISH, M.A. . By HEATLEY NOBLE By the late CHARLES J. CORNISH, M.A. . XV 71 72 73 74 76 79 too 117 1 20 123 132 138 140 167