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history, has just made its appearance in this country, the first 

 series consisting of 3 vols, royal, 8vo, is well known to the 

 scientific world, and in the present series the able author has 

 profited by his experience in the previous volumes. 



The object of Mr. Swainson is to illustrate and describe 

 " new, beautiful, or interesting animals, arranged according 

 to their natural affinity." As the work has already been 

 embellished with some of the shells of this country, and it 

 being the intention of the author to devote a still greater 

 space to them, the work must become peculiarly interesting 

 to American naturalists. The admirers of natural history 

 will find in this work the most beautiful specimens of birds, 

 shells, insects, and fish, executed by the accomplished author 

 himself, in a style superior to any thing of the kind which has 

 been published in England. We sincerely wish him success 

 in this arduous and enterprising undertaking. 



23. Cabinet of the late William Phillips. — We have re- 

 ceived a pamphlet of 82 pages 8vo, of which the following 

 is the title : — " Catalogue of a rich and valuable cabinet of 

 MINERALS ; and, also, of a select crystallographical cab- 

 inet, containing a great variety of curious crystals, to the 

 extent of some thousand specimens, with drawings and 

 measurements annexed ; — the property of the late WiLLiAjr 

 Phillips, f. r. s., r. l. s., f. g. s., author of the " Introduc- 

 tion to Mineralogy ;" and (jointly with the Rev. W. D, Co- 

 nybeare) of the "Geology of England and Wales:" — now 

 to be disposed of by private contract.'''' " Further particulars 

 may be had, by application to G. B. Sowerby, No. 156, 

 Regent street, London, to whom communications on the sub- 

 ject may be addressed." 



The " Notice'"' prefixed to the catalogue contains the fol- 

 lowing information ; 



" The collection of minerals, which forms the subject of 

 the following catalogue, was in part made by a Cornish gen- 

 tleman many years ago, and under very favorable circum- 

 stances : it is indebted for the remaining part, to the care and 

 judgment of the late William PhilHps, whose devotion to the 

 science of mineralogy, during a period of many years is 

 well known. 



"This collection, consisting of select specimens, embraces 

 nearly all the mineral substances now known, as well as very 

 many of their almost endless varieties. It is particularly 



