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PHILOSOPHY 



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ZOOLOGY. 



X HE observations which we liavc ventured to offer in the 

 former volume, relate to what may be termed the Motive, 

 the Sentient, tlie Nutritive, and lleproductive Functions of 

 Animals. The various Organs of the animal frame have 

 been described, their actions investigated, and the import- 

 atnt purposes of life, to which they are subservient, have at 

 the same time been pointed out. An equally extensive 

 field of Zoological Science remains to be investigated. 



Animals are related to one another, and to the objects 

 which surround them, in such a manner, as to be dependent 

 on a variety of circumstances for the preservation of their 

 6xistence, their dispersion over the globe, and their power 

 of accommodation to the changes of the seasons. They 

 are likewise to be viewed as admitting of division into 

 classes and subordinate groups, according to the external 

 or internal characters which they exhibit. In the investi- 

 gation of these characters, a variety of methods are em- 



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