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Hetrosjjective Criticism. 



My objection is, that the lion and the elephant, which, as' every body 

 knows, are natives of a hot climate, rest under the gloomy branches of an 

 old fir, indigenous to the coldest north, and that the eagle, the owl, and 

 the chamois, inhabitants of cold, woody, and rocky countries, are sheltered 

 by lofty palms. This, in my opinion, is an unpardonable fault against na- 

 ture. 



The picture would, therefore, appear much more correct if the indivi- 

 duals had been drawn under their native trees, and it would, at all events, 

 improve at least the outside of your truly valuable Magazine. {W, H. A 

 Lover of Nature.) 



This is perfectly fair criticism ; but that the geographical error in ques- 

 tion does not proceed from ignorance will appear by referring to our origi- 

 nal prospectus, criticised by Z. B., in No. I. p. 94., an impression of which 

 we her^ introduce, {fig. 159.) How in the improved cut the eagle came to 

 be transferred from under the fir or cedar, to under the palm, was owing to 

 the employment of two artists, one for the animals, and another for the 

 trees, &c., in making a new drawing, and this drawing was engraved before 

 we had an opportunity of seeing it. A corrected and improved vignette 



