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science not to be scorned ; the briefly characterizing of 



a new species from a preserved specimen, it' done with 

 judgment, is of importance ; but the real progress of 

 natural history must ever depend on the detailed ex- 

 amination of the beings gathered around us by the laws 

 of geographical distribution, living and multiplying in their 

 destined homes and habitats. 



