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Birds, p. 120. 



Among those who have contributed to the improvement of 

 Ornithology, Sparrmai^, of Sweden, is entitled to an ho- 

 nourable place. 'I'he plates of his A/useinn Carhoniamini 

 are among the best that were ever published. Hiey are said 

 to be less tawdry and more natural than those of Buffon. 



The Orrdthologic of Brisson is worthy of more pointed 

 and respectful notice dian is taken of it in the above-men- 

 tioned page. It has been pronounced, by some good judges, 

 to be, so far as respects the description of the species of birds, 

 one of the most accurate works that have hitherto appeared. 



A new classification of Birds has been presented to the 

 public by Paul H. G. Moehring, of Germany, who died 

 in 1792; and, still more recently, a new arrangement of the 

 same class of animals has been made by La Cepede, of 

 France. 



Amphibia, p. 121. 



Besides the writers on the Amphibia noticed in the above- 

 mentioned page, the names of several others deserve to be 

 introduced here with great respect. Several genera of this 

 class were ably illustrated by J. N. Laurent, of Germany. 

 The Lizards and Serpents have been well treated by B. 

 Merrem, of the same country ; the Serpents by Font ana ; 

 the Tortoise by Schneider, of Germany; and the Frogs 

 by RoESEL, also a German. 



Robert Townson, LL. D. a respectable naturalist of 

 Great-Britain, has contributed to extend our knowledge of 

 the physiology of the Amphibia. See Tracts and Observa^ 

 iions in Natural His tori/ and Physiology, 8vo. London. 

 1799. This Is a work of considerable merit. It contains 

 many original observations concerning the respiration, absorp- 

 tion, &c. of the Amphibia. 



Fishes, p. 122. 



In addition to the great Ichthyologists mentioned in this 

 page, some others, during the period in question, hold a high 

 place in the history of zoology. Scopoli, Klein, and 

 Gronoviu:^3 treated ably of this class of animals. 



