36 MEMOIR OF PENNANT. 



Hindostan. These volumes are gleaned from the 

 works of his predecessors, and touch on almost every 

 hranch. They are illustrated by a map and seve- 

 ral plates. Among those devoted to natural history 

 are three botanical plates etched by Sowerby ; and 

 a representation of the Passarage Bustard, Otis au- 

 rita of Dr Latham, whose sexes, and different 

 states of plumage, seem only to have been lately 

 known to the continental ornithologists. 



The third and fourth volumes of the same work 

 contain the history of India beyond the Ganges, 

 China, and Japan, with the Malayan isles and New 

 Holland. These their author did not live to see fi- 

 nished ; but having left the manuscript complete, they 

 were printed under the care of his son, and appeared 

 in 1800. 



We have now endeavoured to give a brief account 

 of the voluminous works of Thomas Pennant, which, 

 short in comparison with the originals, and wanting 

 much of their interest, will, we fear, have appeared 

 tedious to many of our readers ; but, to use the 

 words of a writer to whom we are indebted for many 

 eloquent memoirs, beautifully detailing the careers of 

 his predecessors and companions in research, " When 

 the life of a man is entirely devoted to the sciences, 

 it cannot be expected that it will present a variety 

 of incident ; it will be found most truly in the ana- 

 lysis of his works*." This we have found verified, 

 * Cuvier. 



