74 ornithologist's text-book. 



general reader as well as the philosophic Ornitho- 

 logist. It is also a very fit book for young persons, 

 and we know several very young children who, 

 since they have possessed the Natural History of 

 Birds, will scarcely read or even look into any 

 other book. Mudie has likewise published a book 

 entitled " First Lines in Zoology" and, very lately, 

 " The Heavens" but these we think it unnecessary 

 to notice. The system of Cuvier is followed in 

 the works of this delightful writer, and this we 

 consider to be the chief fault of his Feathered 

 Tribes, the system of Cuvier being now almost as 

 bygone as that of Linnaeus, and, as a whole, it has 

 far less merit. (See p. 29.) 



Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains, 

 by John Gould. Folio. London, 1831. 



Monograph of the Ramphastidas , by John Gould, 

 1834. Folio. £4. 10s. 



Monograph of the Trogonidce, by John Gould. 

 London, 1835. Folio. 



All these splendid and expensive works should, 

 if possible, be procured by the Ornithologist. To 

 criticise any of the plates would be useless, as, in 

 our opinion, they are all equally well executed. 

 The colouring of those splendid birds, the Toucans 

 and Trogons, is exquisite, and always true to 

 Nature. 



Birds of Europe, by John Gould, A.L.S. Dedi- 

 cated, by permission, to the President and Council 

 of the Zoological Society. Imp. folio : in parts, 

 £2. 10s. plain: £3. 3s coloured. 1832. 



Thirteen quarterly parts of the Birds of Europe 

 have already appeared, with twenty plates in each. 



