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during the Fitzroy expedition. Mr Waterhouse figures beau- 

 tifully, and describes well, three bats belonging to the families 

 rhyllostomida?, Vespertilionidae, and Noctilionidae. Of these 

 the most interesting is the vampire bat. Of the family Carni- 

 vora, one species of canis, the Antarcticus, is described and 

 figured ; but the letter-press of the following characteristic co- 

 loured engravings, Canis Magellanicus^ C.Jidvipes^ C. Azarce, 

 Felis Vagouarondi, F, 2)ajeros^ and Delphinus Fitz-Royi^ is de- 

 layed till next number. 



6. The Natural History of the Quadrupeds of Paraguay and the River 

 La Plata. By Don Felix de Azara. Translated from tLe Spanish, 

 with numerous Notes, by W. P. Huinter, Esq., F.G.S., Z.S., &c. 

 Vol. 1. 8vo. Black & Co., Edinburgh; Longman & Co., London. 



An English translation, from the Spanish, of even a part of 

 the celebrated work of Azara, cannot but be considered as a 

 valuable addition to the zoological treasures of our literature. 

 We trust it is the precursor of the remaining volumes of the 

 Natural History of Paraguay. Mr Hunter, who, we doubt not, 

 will continue his interesting notes, ought to consult the writings 

 of Renger and D'Orbigny on the animals of South America, 

 works of great value, although but rarely met with in English 

 libraries. 



List of Patents granted in Scotland from \^th March 1838 to 

 Wth June 1838 inclusive. 



1. To Eugene Richard Ladislas de Breza of Paris, in the kingdom 

 of France, now of St Martin's Street, Leicester Square, in the county of 

 Middlesex, gentleman, for an invention of" a chemical combination or com- 

 pound for rendering cloth, wood, paper, and other substances indestructible 

 by fire, and also preserving them from the ravages of insects." — 19th March 

 1838. 



2. To JoHK Paterson Reid, power-loom manufacturer in Glasgow, and 

 Thomas Johnson, mechanic, in the employment of John and Archibald 

 lleid, power-loom manufacturers there, for an invention of " certain improve- 

 ments in preparing yarn or thread by machinery, suitable for warps in pre- 

 paration for weaving on looms." — 22d March 1838. 



3. To Henry Bessemer of City Terrace, City Road, in the parish of 

 Saint Luke, Old Street, and county of Middlesex, engineer, for an invention 

 of " certain improvements in machinery or apparatus for casting printing 

 types, spaces, and quadrats, and the means of breaking oflf and counting the 

 same,"— 23d March 1838. 



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