152 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
series of articles to this Journal,* to which Mr. Dyer would have 
done well to refer, since they contain much that, in a collection 
like the present, might have been appropriately quoted. 
Moore’s Columbarium, or the Pigeon House ; being an Introduction 
to a Natural History of Tame Pigeons. London, 1735. 8vo. 
Reprinted by W. B. Trecrrmerer. ‘The Field’ Office, 
346, Strand. 1879. 8vo. 
Tue ‘Columbarium’ of John Moore, the first English work 
on the varieties of domestic Pigeon, is so exceedingly scarce 
that it is doubtful whether more than one copy exists besides 
those in the Library of the British Museum. The work is of 
considerable interest to naturalists, as showing the exact. con- 
dition of the varieties at the time of its publication, and the 
amountof alteration effected by careful selection for one hundred 
and fifty generations since. 
Mr. Tegetmeier has just published a verbatim et literatigr 
reprint, which he has prefaced with an introduction containing 
an interesting notice of Moore’s other works, allusions made 
to him by Pope and other contemporary writers; and he shows 
the importance attached to the work by tracing three out of the 
four copies in the British Museum to the libraries of George IIL, 
Sir Joseph Banks, and Sir Hans Sloane. 
It will be recollected that a few years ago Mr. Tegetmeier 
published a reprint of Boddaert’s scarce ‘Table des Planches 
Enluminées d'Histoire Naturelle,’ only two copies of which were 
known to exist in this country; and we understand it is his 
intention to reproduce in the same way, from time to time, such 
other works as from their rarity and utility are of interest and 
value to naturalists, and yet at present are beyond their reach. 
Such a “‘series,” we feel sure, cannot fail to prove acceptable to 
* those who, while prosecuting their own researches in Zoology, 
set a proper value on the labours of worthy predecessors. 
+ See ‘ Zoologist,’ 1867, pp. 881, 921, 976, 1005 ; and 1868, pp. 1171, 1109. 
CoRRECTION OF ERror.—In the review of ‘The Fenland, Past and 
Present,’ given in our last number, at p. 75, line 14, for “‘ Swinesland” read 
‘“* Swineshead.” 
