ornithologist's text-book. 9 



British Zoology, by Thomas Pennant, folio, 1766. 



The system used in this work is mostly the 

 Linnsean, and the descriptions of habits and man- 

 ners are tolerably full, and interesting. Many 

 editions of this work have appeared ; that of 1812, 

 with woodcuts, is best known. The British Zoology, 

 although exceedingly useful at the time of its publi- 

 cation, is now by no means indispensable to the 

 student of British Ornithology. Many works have 

 since appeared, with infinitely more detail of the 

 habits and manners of British birds, besides hav- 

 ing the advantage of a better system, and good 

 coloured plates. 



Genera of Birds, 4to. 1781, by T. Pennant. 



This compilation scarcely requires a notice, 

 Pennant's genera being those of Willughby. 



Arctic Zoology, by T. Pennant, 3 vols.,4to. 1792. 



These volumes contain much interesting detail 

 on every department of Natural History, in the 

 widest acceptation of the term. The work is useful 

 as an Arctic Fauna, and contains good figures. 

 Pennant also published Indian Zoology, in one 

 quarto volume (1792,) but this we have not seen. 



Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, par G. L. 

 Buffon. 1770. Paris. 



For eloquence and elegance of style, BufFon 

 stands unrivalled amongst the Naturalists of his 

 country, but the matter can seldom be depended 



