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of Truth merits iuiy praise, must be declared to have been 

 honourably passed. The f'aets here narrated are left to speak 

 for themselves; on them must Wolley's reputation rest. It 

 would add little to them to. state that in the various capacities of 

 relative, friend, and companion, there was little wanting in him, 

 for such enconuums are too often applied without due cause. 

 His good qualities are treasured in the recollection of those who 

 knew him, and especially of one to whom he gave the last token 

 of his esteem, and who, having endeavoured (how imperfectly 

 no one knows better than himself) to discharge a duty owing 

 to the memory of a deeply lamented comrade, cannot conclude 

 this sketch without an e\'j)rcssion of gratitude at having been per- 

 mitted to share so largely the intimacy of such an upright man. 

 March 18(50. 



XXIII. — liecent Ornithological Publications. 

 1. English 1*ublications. 

 The concluding part of the Zoological Society's 'Proceedings' 

 for the past year was issued in February last, and contains, as 

 usual, a large number of Ornithological papers, by Messrs. 

 Bartlett, Gould, F. Moore, Sclater, and J. Verreaux, for details 

 of which we refer our readers to the book itself. The illustra- 

 tions of this part have not yet been issu(;d, owing to the press- 

 ure of business upon the artists employed to execute them. 



By the kind favour of the author, Mr. G. R.Gray,wc have received 

 an early copy of the 'Catalogue of the Birds of the Tropical Islands 

 of the Pacific Ocean in the Collection of the British Museum.' 

 The object of this list, as we learn from the preface, " has been, 

 to give a complete catalogue of the species of birds (under their 

 respective specific names with their synonyms) found on the 

 numerous islands of the Pacific Ocean which are situated within 

 the tropics, between the longitudes of 134^E. and 130° W." 



" Latham, in his ' General Synopsis,' was the first author who 

 described the different species of birds of the numerous tropical 

 islands, specimens of which were obtained or were represented 

 in the many drawings made by Sydney Parkinson, the Forsters, 



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