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tives of travelled naturalists; of those who have 
personally explored the various regions of the earth 
for the love of natural history, and who bring before 
us the manners and peculiarities of animals in a 
state of liberty. What a love for such pursuits is 
inspired by the animated and poetic pages of Wilson! 
and while we read the Northern Zoology * of the late 
adventurous naturalists to the Arctic regions, we feel 
almost prepared to encounter the same difficulties, 
for the sake of participating in the pleasures of the 
journey. Among the numerous series of pocket 
volumes published in these days, and adapted to all 
the different branches of entertaining knowledge, 
we should like to see the announcement of one 
which embraced the travels of naturalists. No col- 
lection, if judiciously made, would be more perma 
nently and generally interesting to the lover of 
nature, whether he pursues natural history as a 
study or as a recreation. 
(69.) We shall subsequently show that some know- 
tedge of the productions of other countries may fur- 
nish beneficial hints to the merchant in his foreign 
speculations ; and that he may, in this instance, turn 
even his recreation to a profitable advantage. If he 
is prevented from collecting natural productions 
himself, they can always be purchased; and at no 
time so cheaply as at present. A few pounds, judi- 
ciously expended on proper objects, wil be quite 
sufficient to procure an elementary collection of 
* The title of this work, published under the authority of 
the Government, is Fauna Boreali- Americana; but, for the sake 
of brevity, I generally quote it as Northern Zoology. 
