160 THE ORNITHOLOGICAL GUIDE. 



will be two volumes on Ornithology. It was stated 

 in the prospectus that the volumes would be pub- 

 lished " at short intervals." This promise, however, 

 has not been hitherto kept, for six months or more 

 have elapsed between the appearance of each of the 

 volumes now before the public. The Series of 

 Zoology when completed, will be a lasting and wor- 

 thy monument of the author, and it will be read, 

 and studied too, long after the author and the gene- 

 ration for whose enlightenment it was written, shall 

 have passed away. 



Temmink mentions several foreign works either 

 published or publishing : among these is one by 

 Natjman, which is thus spoken of: — " Among the 

 numerous works of luxury which are published in 

 numbers with colored plates, honorable mention 

 must be made of a new edition in 8vo. by Nauman. 

 This work has now reached the seventh volume of 

 letter-press, and No. 193 of plates. It concludes 

 with the genus Dunlin (Tringa) inclusive. The 

 descriptions are made with precision, but are perhaps 

 too minute. On each plate is represented from 3 to 

 6 figures of birds engraved and colored by the 

 author with so much care and precision, that there 

 is absolutely nothing left to be desired ; it is truly a 

 master work. Its title is : — Naturgeschichte cler 

 vogel deut chlards. II se recommande a tous egards. 



M. Boitard, of Paris, has commenced a work on 

 the Birds of Europe, with lithographic plates, in 

 4to. very carefully colored. It is to be regretted that 



