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Britain, and make known their contents in those of France ; 

 and although without private fortune, and a military medical 

 officer upon slender pay, there are few English works upon 

 zoology I have not procured, except the very expensive ones. 

 No writer on the Continent has so frequently cited the works 

 of Sir S. Raffles, Swainson, Horsfield, Yarrell, Selby, Bell, 

 Richardson, Sabine, Hardwicke, &c. &c. This accusation 

 is therefore false and unjust. A nation, also, which has pro- 

 duced so many eminent zoologists, and which ranks so high 

 at this moment, can only be regarded with jealousy by blind 

 or stupid men; and I do not believe I am in either of these 

 two classes. 



I ought, perhaps, to have followed the same course as my 

 friend M. Desmarest, who, after seeing Mr. Vigors'^s article 

 on the word " Perroquet " in the Zoological Journal (vol. iii. 

 p. 91 — 123.), said to me, " I shall take good care not to answer 

 this : if I write but one or two pages, they will come down 

 upon me with a quarto volume at least." * To conclude, I 

 can only subscribe to the " defence" of my friend, Mr. Swain- 

 son : in every respect. Both as regards M. Desmarest and 

 myself, it is perfectly true, and will be sufficient, I hope, to 

 clear us in the estimation of the naturalists of England, whose 

 esteem we value in proportion as we highly appreciate their 

 numerous and important works* Accept the assurances of 

 my great consideration, &c, 



Faris^ Aug,2^, 1831. P. Lesson. 



Art. III. Beply to Mr, Davis^s Animadversions upon the recent 

 Method of publishing his '* Illustrations of British Entomology,** 

 By J. F. Stephens, Esq. F.L. and Z.S. &c. 



Sir, 

 An article having appeared in your Magazine of the 1st 

 instant, respecting the recent mode of publication of my Il- 

 lustrations of British Entomology, from the factious pen of 

 Mr. Davis, I rely upon your impartiality to insert the follow- 

 ing refutation of the calumnies contained therein, though, as 

 I would much rather that the space were devoted to objects 

 more legitimately connected with the real advancement of 

 knowledge, I shall be as explicit as the nature of the charges 

 will permit. I shall, therefore, first proceed to analyse the 

 first two paragraphs and their attached notes, and to correct 



• Me dit, " Je me donnerai bien de garde d'y repondre; car si j'ecrivais 

 un ou deux pages, on me terrasserait avec im volume in 4to au moins." 



