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Ornithology in the Intel' national Exhibition. 



above, and, we believe, selected by the same naturalist. Some 

 of them are worth mentioning, but of course the classification is 

 rather fanciful. 



Corn-region. 



Alauda arvensis. 

 Turdus musica. 

 Perdix cinereus. 

 Gallinula chloropus. 

 Anser ferus, &c. 



Wine-region. 



Coluraba palumbus. 



„ CEnas. 



Coturnix dactylisonans. 

 Caccabis rubra. 



Silk-region. 



Emberiza hortulana. 

 Pterocles arenarius. 

 Caccabis saxatilis. 

 Bonasa europaea. 



These exhibitions are all classed in the Agricultural Section 

 (Class 3). In the Class of Surgical Instruments (Class 17, 

 No. 1747), M. Lefevre, a well-known French taxidermist, has 

 some samples of his trade, but not much that calls for remark. 

 The equally well-known E. Parzudaki (No. 1754) devotes his 

 energies to beasts instead of birds. 



The Societe Imperiale d'Acclimatation exhibit a series of 

 stuffed specimens, intended to show the principal animals they are 

 attempting to introduce into and acclimatize in France. We do 

 not quite agree with our friends in the ' Gardeners^ Chronicle ' 

 in considering acclimatization as a " chimera ;" but we are in- 

 clined to think the term " chimerical " would be well applied to 

 the idea of domesticating some of the birds which form part of 

 the series. The essentially arboreal Graces and Penelopce will 

 require a very long course of modification before we induce them 

 to breed in our poultry-yards; and the Society do not seem to 

 get on well with Lophophori, since the single specimen exhibited 

 is, we believe, the male received from the Zoological Society of 

 London, which they have unfortunately lost. 



In the French colonies, M. Belanger, Director of the Botanical 

 Garden of St. Pierre in Martinique, exhibits a small series of the 

 birds of that island, nicely mounted by Verreaux. The species, 

 as far as we can recognize them without handling and com- 

 parison, are — 



Euphonia flavifrons. 

 Saltator martinicensis. 

 Tiaris jacarini. 

 Loxigilla noctis. 

 IctcrusTbonanac. 



Margarops ? 



Dendrceca petechia. 

 Setophaga ruticilla. 

 Thryothorus, sp.? 

 Certhiola flaveola ? 



