ornithologist's text-book. 10 



This work soon attained great popularity; chiefly 

 on account of the admirable wood-cuts and vignettes, 

 although the descriptions are accurate and even in- 

 teresting. In these he was probably assisted by 

 scientific men. The work has passed through 

 several editions ; that of 1826 is generally referred 

 to by Naturalists, but the last (1832) is the most 

 complete. This edition contains a figure of every 

 species that has been killed in Britain, and should 

 be in the hands of every Ornithologist. A few of 

 the figures of birds are by no means characteristic ; 

 as those of the Hedge Dunnock (Accentor modu- 

 larise Cuv.) and Golden-crested Kinglet (Regulus 

 auricapillus, Selby). Mr. Dovaston — a friend of 

 Bewick's, and a very pleasing writer — has given 

 a long and interesting account of this celebrated 

 artist in the Magazine of Natural History. 



Catalogue of the Birds, Shells, and Plants of 

 Dorsetshire, by Richard Pulteney, M.D. 1799. 



This Catalogue, which is only useful as a local 

 list, is compiled from Mr. Hutchison's History of 

 Dorsetshire. 



Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux d'Afrique, par 

 F. Levaillant, 6 vols, folio or 4to. 1799. Paris. 



Histoire Naturelle des Per roquets, par F. Le- 

 vaillant. 2 vols. 4to. and in folio. Paris. 1801. 



Hist. Nat. d'une Partie d> Oiseaux deV Amerique 

 et des hides, par F. Levaillant. Paris. 1801. 



Hist. Nat. des Oiseaux de Paradis, et des Rol- 

 liers, suivie de celle des Toucans et des Barbus, 

 par F. Levaillant. 2 vols, grand in-fol. Paris. 1806. 



Hist. Nat. des Promerops et des Guepiers, par 

 F. Levaillant. Paris. 1807. folio. 



