THE ORNITHOLOGICAL GUIDE. 157 



The whole work is written in the true poetic vein, 

 but would not have been the worse for a little more 

 of science. 



Architecture of Birds : 1 vol. 4s. 6d. Habits of Birds, 1 vol. 4s. 

 6d. Faculties of Birds, 1 vol. 4s. 6d. By James Rennie. 



A sad jumble these, which taken at their best are 

 but the products of scissors and paste. We like the 

 first the best of the three, and the cuts (especially 

 in the first and last) are very excellent. Several of 

 these however are wrongly labelled. Thus at p. 109 

 is an excellent figure of the Chimney Swallow, (H. 

 rusticaj under which is written " Window Swallow, 

 (H. urhicaD The nest and eggs at p. 202 appear 

 to our vision more like those of the Yellow Bunting 

 than of the Coalhood, and the nest of the Long- 

 tailed Tit, never had its prototype in Nature. The 

 subject of faculties of birds is far beyond our author's 

 comprehension, for his forte is not in original re- 

 search or profundity of thought, but in quotation. 



The Naturalist's Library ; conducted by Sir William Jaiidine. 

 Ornithology Humming Birds, 2 vols. 12s. Gallinaceous Birds, 1 

 vol. 6s. Game Birds, 1 vol. Cs. Pigeon Family, 1 vol. 6s. 



The five volumes here enumerated, illustrate four 

 families, namely the Colibree Family, (Colubridce,) 

 the Pavo Family, (Palconidce,) the Grous Family, 

 (Tetracnidce,) and the Pigeon Family, (Columbidoe.) 



