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LITERARY NOTICES. 



The Americans have this year commenced the publication of an Almanack 

 on the plan of the British Almanack of the Society for the diffusion of Useful 

 Knowledge. The first vol. is full of valuable statistical information. 



Arboretum Britannicum ; or the description, history, nature, country, habi- 

 tation, uses, cultivation, botanical figures and characteristic outlines of all the 

 trees and shrubs which will endure the open air in Great Britain, is preparing 

 for publication by competent persons, under the guidance and inspection of 

 that able and indefatigable horticulturist, Mr. Loudon. Besides botanical 

 figures of the principal species, skeleton outlines Avill be given of the general 

 shape and character of the trees at different ages. 



M. Cloquet has just finished his great work, " Anatomie de I'Homme," with 

 lithographic figures, in 50 folio numbers, containing 350 plates. 



A new edition of Montagu's Ornithological Dictionary, with additions and 

 numerous illustrative wood-cuts, is about to be published at a price that will 

 place it within the reach of every class of readers. This dictionary has for 

 years been so scarce, that a copy has been known to produce Five Pounds. 



C. L. Bonaparte has in the press the 4th volume of his continuation of Wil- 

 son, after which he discontinues the work, being now, we believe, resident in 

 Europe. It will be carried on by American naturalists. 



The first volume of Mr. Audubon's Birds of America will be completed in 

 January, with a title-page, &c. His descriptions will be published in Edin- 

 bui'gh about the same time, forming a large 8vo. volume. 



Sir W. Jardine has in the press an edition, in three volumes, of Wilson's 

 American Ornithology, with Bonaparte's continuation. A Biographical Me- 

 moir of Wilson, from original sources, will be added by the Editor, and the 

 work will be enriched by upAvards of 100 coloured engravings, and by copious 

 notes. — Mr. Swainson is translating Azara's Birds of Paraguay, to be publish- 

 ed of the same size, and as a companion to this edition of Wilson. 



Mr Swainson has in the press an Encyclopaedia of Zoology, with plates. 



An edition of Wilson's American Ornithology is about to be published by 

 Constable and Co. under the superintendence of Professor Jameson and Cap- 

 tain Thomas Brown, — the former for the letter-press, which is to appear in 

 Constable's Miscellany, and the latter for the illustrations, which are to be 

 published in demy folio. " This edition will be increased in value ? by nume- 

 rous additions and improvements by Professor Jameson." 



Captain Thomas Brown has also in preparation Illustrations of Lepidopte- 

 rous Insects, with coloured wood-cuts, to be published by Constable & Co. 



Professor Fiske has translated Leonhard's Agenda Geognostica into English, 

 under the title of " Help-book for Travelling Geologists," &c. In a second 

 edition of the original, De Leonhard intends to abbreviate some details, and 

 make several additions and corrections. 



Dr. Dracke has commenced a Physico-medical Journal at Cincinnati. 



M. Klipstein of Darmstadt has recently published a new work on the Copper- 

 schist of Zechstein. 



Major de Zieten has in preparation a work on the Fossils of Wurtemberg, 

 with many plates. 



Our correspondent, Mr. Bushnan, is engaged on a Medico-botanical work. 



Professor Alison, of the Edinburgh University, this month publishes a Text- 

 book on Physiology. 



