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number of pages is not increased, although the. num- 

 ber of birds is ! If the author would apply himself 

 to a complete work on British Ornithology (at least 

 twice the size of the present work,) instead of 

 frittering away his time on so many little works, he 

 would be a fit candidate for the " greenest laurels 

 ever obtained in the field of literature and science." 



Fauna Orcadensis, or Natural History of the Quadrupeds, Birds, 

 Reptiles, and Fishes of Orkney and Shetland. By the Rev, George 

 Low, 4to. Edinburgh, 1813. 



A most valuable and interesting volume which de- 

 serves a place on the shelf of every British Zoologist. 

 It was undertaken at the suggestion of Pennant to 

 whose work it has some resemblance in style. The 

 world is indebted to the celebrated Dr. Leach for 

 the publication of the Fauna Orcadensis, and this 

 is not among the least of the benefits conferred on 

 the Zoological public by that zealous naturalist. 



Book of the Seasons ; or the Calendar of Nature. By William 

 Ho witt. 2nd edition, 1833. 



This sweet little work is the product of a quaker, 

 whose meek spirit blended with a certain buoyancy 

 and joyousness pervades the work throughout. It 

 is divided into twelve parts, each part treating of the 

 various productions of the month ; as the different 

 birds, insects, and fish which then arrive or depart. 



