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racterize this pretty species. I had long been struck by its pe- 

 cuhar uniform, cyhndrical body, short proboscis, blunt posterior 

 end, and tough, finely striated, glossy integument, the species 

 being very common on the west coast of Ireland. I was uncer- 

 tain whether the species might prove to be the young of the S. 

 ffr-anulosus which I have just described ; I have however recently 

 been able to examine so large a number of the latter species at 

 all ages, that my doubts are entirely cleared up. The adult length 

 of the S. tenuicinctus seems to be about three and a half inches : 

 young specimens oHheS. granulosus of the same size maybe readily 

 distinguished by their granulated body (which is proportion ably 

 more distinct in the young than in the old individuals), and their 

 posterior extremity being more gradually pointed and remarkably 

 roughened both by transverse wrinkles and granules. From the 

 S. Harveii it is distinguished by its tough striated integument, 

 blunt posterior end, the faint and peculiar character of the reti- 

 culation at the two ends of the body, and in the entire of the 

 trunk being marked in the same manner as its base. The colour 

 is usually a clear, uniform hair-brown ; length about 3 inches ; 

 diameter of body 3 lines ; diameter of trunk 1 line. The figure 

 given by Pennant of the Siphunculus nudus seems to belong rather 

 to this species; the Phascolosoma carneum figured by Ruppell 

 from the Red Sea is also similar, but is distinguished by its pink 

 coloui*, perfectly smooth body and longer proboscis. 



Specimens are in the collection of the Royal Dublin Society 

 from the west coast. 



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Illustrations of Indian Ornithology. By T. C. Jerdon. No. 1. 8vo. 

 Madras, 1843. London, Richardson. 



This work is intended, when complete, to contain fifty coloured 

 plates of new or unfigured birds from the south of India. The pre- 

 sent number comprises twelve of these plates, lithographed and co- 

 loured by native Indian artists, and in a style which does them great 

 credit. With a few exceptions the designs are well-drawn, and the 

 colouring is executed with a far higher degree of finish than European 

 artists can generally afford to give to their publications. We under- 

 stand however that Mr. Jerdon, anxious to make his work as perfect 

 as possible, has made arrangements for the lithographs in the suc- 

 ceeding numbers to be executed in England, though we think that 

 with the resources which the native talent of India can supply, this 

 step was hardly necessary. 



The letter-press is drawn up by Mr. Jerdon with much care and 

 attention, comprising ample descriptions of the species figured, with 



