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by the scar of an old wound, was even fully perceptible ; and 

 although these preparations had been completed several weeks, 

 not the slightest approach to change of any kind was ob- 

 servable. 



LIST OF BOOKS FOR ATTITUDES OF QUAD- 

 RUPEDS AND BIRDS. 



The works in which Birds are represented in the most lively 

 and natural manner, are, 



1. Audubon's Illustrations of American Ornithology. This 

 admirable, but expensive book, excels all others, for the 

 picturesque beauty, and natural character which that excel- 

 lent draughtsman and zealous naturalist has given to his 

 birds, the result of long and patient study in the woods. 

 There the author became acquainted with the habits and 

 economy of the feathered tribes of that vast country, and 

 has portrayed them in all their variety of attitude. 



2. The Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society, de- 

 lineated, 2 vols. Vol. 1st, Quadrupeds vol. 2d, Birds. 

 These are executed in a masterly style from the drawing of 

 Harvey. The attitudes of both quadrupeds and birds are 

 skilfully managed. 



3. Cuvier, F. and Geoffroy St Hilaire, Histoire Naturelle des 

 Mammiferes, folio. These beautiful plates are executed 

 from original drawings, made from the living su) jects in the 

 Jardin des Plantes at Paris, by eminent artists, kept at the 

 establishment for the purpose of drawing these objects. 



4. Wilson's American Ornithology, the edition edited by Cap- 

 tain Brown, medium folio. In this edition, the attitudes of 

 the birds are considerably altered. 



5. Bewick's Quadrupeds, 1 vol. 8vo., and British Birds, 2 vols. 

 Svo. These are faithful representations of the originals, and 

 frequently possessing much spirit in the attitudes. 



METEOROLOGY. 

 There are few objects of more importance to science than 



