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each department, but we fear that such would at 

 present scarcely answer. We therefore hail with 

 delight the appearance of a new magazine devoted 

 to the whole of Zoology, and heartily wish that it 

 may succeed, and that the lovers of Nature will not 

 suffer it to languish and perish. 



The periodical is, we understand, to be entitled 

 the " Naturalists Miscellany." It will be devoted 

 chiefly to Mammalogy, Ornithology, Entomology, 

 Ichthyology, Erpetology and Conchology, but the 

 Editor informs us that communications relating 

 to other departments of the science will also be ac- 

 ceptable. It is shortly to commence, and will be 

 continued monthly, at a moderate price. 



In this journal, we are further informed that 

 classification and habits of animals will be equally 

 attended to. We should moreover wish to see 

 complete histories of species wherever this is prac- 

 ticable : the synonyms should also be added. We 

 are, however, by no means desirous of discarding 

 the short communications, as these are far from 

 being the least interesting and useful feature of a 

 magazine of Natural History. 



It is also to be hoped that the Naturalist's Mis- 

 cellany will present far more satisfactory reviews 

 of new works than Loudon is accustomed to give. 

 Such reviews as appear in the Magazine of Natural 

 History are certainly worse than nothing, and 

 would be far better omitted, with the exception, 

 however, of those occasionally furnished by cor- 

 respondents. 



We think that if all the readers of Loudon's 

 magazine — which is excellent as far it goes — would 

 also become subscribers to the Naturalists Mis- 

 cellany, the success of the periodical would be cer- 

 tain, and we should thus ensure to ourselves what 

 has certainly long been a desideratum in Britain. 

 It is well known to most of our readers that Lou- 



