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We presume it is needless to add — what every mammalogist knows — that this 

 is by far the best work extant treating of our native quadrupeds. It is inscribed 

 to Mr. John Mobgan, F.L.S., surgeon to Guy's Hospital, " in grateful memorial 

 of a long and uninterrupted friendship." We could wish that the plan of 

 dedicating their labours to their brethren in the field of science were more fre- 

 quently adopted by naturalists — it is a testimony of esteem equally gratifying to 

 the bestower and the receiver. 



The Entomological Magazine. Nos. xix. and xx. April and July, 1837. 

 London : R. Clay, Bread-street-Hill. 



The current report, that the Entomological Magazine was likely to be discon- 

 tinued, appears to have had no foundation, though we fear there are not enough 

 scientific entomologists in this country to support a periodical similar in 

 character to the present. A large proportion of the work is written in Latin, 

 for what earthly purpose we really are at a loss to imagine. The leading article 

 in No. xx., entitled " Wanderings and Ponderings of an Insect-hunter," has, in 

 our opinion, no business in the Entomological Magazine ; for, although sufficiently 

 interesting, it really contains nothing bearing in any way on Entomology. That 

 it is desirable to introduce papers of a popular nature into these works, we fully 

 admit, but surely the study of insects might afford matter much more interesting 

 and valuable to the majority of readers of the periodical than the Wanderings 

 and Ponderings above alluded to. — Mr. Christy's " Notes of a Voyage to Alten, 

 Hammerfest, &c," form an excellent paper, and Mr. Walker's treatise " On the 

 Dryinidce, &c," is carefully drawn up, and calculated to be of much use to the 

 student, who may here also brush up his knowledge of the Latin tongue, 

 which, mayhap, he has hitherto permitted to slumber in peace since his school- 

 boy days. 



No. xix., we may observe, opens with an excellent treatise entitled " Re- 

 searches on the Insects injurious to the Vine, known to the Ancients and 

 Moderns, and on the Means of preventing their Ravages," by Baron Walckenaer, 

 but, in our opinion, 46 pages ought never to be devoted in any periodical 

 to a translation, whatever may be the merits of the paper.* — Both these num- 

 bers contain several valuable articles, and the journal is edited by Mr. Edward 

 Newman. 



It is to be hoped, that we shall at least receive credit for good intentions in 



* A translation of the Baron's article also appeared in an early number of Taylor's Scientific 

 Memoirs, 



