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slightly noticed in the body of the work — for instance, in the number 

 now before us, we are told that the Cyprinidae is *' the family of the 

 carp," * but nothing is said about their internal organization {as a 

 tribe), their semi-carnivorous habits, the structure of the mouth, and 

 various other external peculiarities. To those who are already ac- 

 quainted with the subject this may be of but little importance ; the 

 general reader will, however, naturally wish for further information. 



Burmeisicrs Manual on Entomology, from the German of Dr. 

 Hermann Burmeister. By W. E. Shuckard, M. E. S. London; 

 E. Churton. 



To those who are fond of this delightful study, the above Manual 

 must form a most valuable acquisition. This work, which was ori- 

 ginally written in German, is of modern date, and the author has 

 incorporated in it all the most essential facts derived from the labours 

 of Straus, Durckeim, Miiller, and various other eminent men. The 

 English translation, by Mr. Shuckard, now in the course of publica- 

 tion, is free, and the style elegant. We strongly recommend the 

 manual, not only to the entomologist, but to the naturalist, as an 

 excellent work of reference. We would also advise the engraver 

 to use his burin more firmly, in the forthcoming plates, some of the 

 later engravings being very indistinct from the extreme faintness of 

 of the lines. 



QWe had written an article on an highly interesting paper by 

 Ifangston Parker, Esq. of Birmingham, and published in the Dublin 

 Medical Journal for September, " On the nature and treatment of 

 Diseases of the Stomach, chiefly regarding derangements of its sen- 

 sibility,'* (to be followed by a series of papers on similar diseases), 

 but which we regret our inability to insert for want of space, al- 

 though we have enlarged our publication to sixteen pages more 

 than was originally intended. We are placed in the same unfortu- 

 nate position with respect to several notices of new publications : — 

 including Britton's '^ History and Description of the late Houses of 

 Parliament," Loudon's '^ Aboretum Britannicum," and " the Flo- 

 rist's Magazine," a work in the course of publication, by Orr and 

 Smith, and deserving of high commendation, from the beauty of the 

 plates, and the comprehensive and explanatory style of the letter- 

 press.] 



• This slight way of noticing the families, &c. will also apply to most of. 

 the others contained in the formernumbers of the work, the want of some 

 information on which would deteriorate its value as a book of reference. 



