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one days after lils election, he substituted another 

 dedication to his successor, Pope Paul TV. 



To these very scanty statements concerning Sal- 

 Tiani's earlier and riper years, the perusal of his 

 -work will, as may readily be supposed, supply 

 various additional particulars. These we -will irot 

 attempt to anticipate ; but we may remark, in 

 j:;eneral, that he was speedily regarded as the prin- 

 cipal and most distinguished Naturalist of his day 

 in the Great City. Thus we learn, that when any 

 thing curious in animated nature found its way to 

 Rome, he was almost invariably and immediately- 

 apprised of it ; and he, in his turn, lost no time in 

 informing all his scientific friends, who immediately 

 resorted to him, to inquire and examine for them- 

 selves. " I communicate the tidings, (he remarks), 

 not only that I may not deprive them of the gratifi- 

 cation which I myself enjoy but also that from our 

 mutual conversations on these new and strange 

 objects, we may be able more satisfactorily to arrive 

 at coiTect conclusions." After all were in this way 

 satisfied, Sahaani was in the habit of examining 

 the internal parts of the animal, and of making 

 preparations, always retaining the skin, and pre- 

 paring, when possible, a stuffed specimen, together 

 ■with accurate drawings. 



Without further preliminary remark, we now 

 turn to Sahiani's great work, and shall consider 

 the more important objects that are there brought 

 under review, in a brief analysis, which we trust 

 will be both useful and interesting. 



