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,-- 
]. 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. Jst, 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. 
|| 8 Cuvier, F. and Geoffroy St Hilaire, Histoire Naturelle des 
Mammiferes, folio. These beautiful plates are executed 
from original drawings, made from the living sul 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, | vol. 8vo., and British Birds, 2 vols. 
8vo. 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 
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