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of the Rock Thrush, — Petrocincla saxatilis, Vigors, — Le Merle de 

 Roche, Fr., — Tordo sassatile. It., — Steindrossel, G., — terminate the 

 Second Part of JMr. Gould's invaluable work. This beautiful bird, 

 of which the male and female are here represented, although be- 

 longing to the Family of the Merulidae, differs from the Thrushes, 

 in frequenting the rugged declivities of rocks and mountains ; and 

 hence seems to constitute a connecting link between them and the 

 JSaxicolas. It is the Turdus saxatilis, of Linnaeus ; was first re- 

 moved, with T. cyanus, into a separate Section, entitled Saxicoles, 

 by Temminck ; and, at length, elevated, by Vigors, to the dignity 

 of forming a distinct genus, the Petrocincla. It inhabits the central 

 and eastern parts of Europe; but has never yet been known to 

 visit the British islands. 



Recapitulation. — The twenty Plates of Part 2, exhibit thirty-five 

 figures, and twenty-one species of birds, belonging to twenty dis- 

 tinct genera. Five of these plates contain one figure, only, of the 

 ^dult bird: the remaining fifteen, two figures, each. Of these fif- 

 teen plates, one represents two distinct species ; and the other four- 

 teen display the peculiarities of plumage dependent on age, sex, or 

 season, in two figures of one and the same species. Five of the 

 species figured, have never yet been known to visit these islands : 

 the remaining sixteen are British birds. 



Birmingham, March 9, 1836. P. 



Note — For the epithet, European, in line 3, page 272, of the last volume 

 the reader will please to substitute British. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



To the Editor of The Analyst, 



Sir, 



While perusing Mr. Carey^s paper,* I was induced to make 

 several marginal remarks of dissent from the opinions he offers on 

 one or two points connected with art and literature, and my small 

 arguments being in defence of a great authority, I beg to lay them 

 before the readers of The Analyst. 



• •* Cursory Observations on Certain Inconsiderate Criticisms respecting 

 Painting and Sculpture, by WiUiam Carey, Esq." — Vide Analystt No. XIV., 

 p. 230. 



