ornithologist's text-book. 39 



of observing the habits and manners peculiar to 

 each. The chief fault of the work is prolixity, to 

 which the continental writers in general, and the 

 French in particular, are so much addicted. This, 

 however, can perhaps scarcely be considered a fault 

 in a work dedicated to the explanation of a new 

 theory, and we cordially recommend the perusal 

 of Gall's Fonctions du Cerveau to all classes of 

 readers. 



Tableau elementaire oVOmithologie, par Mons. 

 Gerardin. 2 vols. 8vo. Paris. 1822. 



We believe M. Gerardin's Tableau forms a toler- 

 ably good elementary work on Ornithology, but it 

 can easily be dispensed with at the present day. 



Philosophy of Zoology, or a General View of the 

 Structure, Functions, and Classification of Animals, 

 by John Fleming, D.D. 2 vols. 8vo. Edinburgh. 

 1822. £1. 10s. 



This work should be attentively perused by every 

 philosophic Ornithologist, although it is inter- 

 spersed in various parts with the crude, fanciful, 

 and pernicious doctrines of the old Metaphysicians. 



History of British Animals, by John Fleming, 

 D.D., F.R.S. & M.W.S. Edinburgh. 1828. 8vo. 



This work is a useful compendium for the gene- 

 ral Naturalist, but is of no use to those who intend 

 to study any one department of Natural Science in 

 particular. The descriptions are very short, and 

 the system extremely objectionable. Swainson has 



