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Though the Indian Entomological Fauna is one of the richest and most reraar- 
kable of the world, yet no work expressly devoted to the Insects of India had appeared 
tili 1848 since D o n o v a n's book which had been published in 1804. In 1845 We s t - 
w o o d had given the illustrations of several interesting Oriental gronps in his *Arcana 
Entomologica', but the small size of the plates of that work prevented the introduction 
of many of the larger (and more splendid) species. 
Therefore it is not surprising to hear, that the 'Oriental Cabinet' raised consi- 
derable Sensation at the time of its appearance, as of the animals *the greater portion 
were then for the first time described and figured', though they embrace the most 
superb and conspicuous insects like the butterfly Morpho Camadeva or the strängest 
like the enormous Walking stick insect Bacteria sarmentosa ! And even now when 
we possess the comprehensive works of Marshall and Niceville (Butterflies of 
India) and Moore's Lepidoptera Indica and some smaller ones on the other families 
of Insects, yet W estwood's work with its beautiful plates, made by himself and coloured 
by band and far surpassing in execution those of the authors named above, could not 
be missed. [Dr. W a n d o 1 1 e c k : Westwood's Insectenzeichnungen sind Meisterstücke, 
und nur' wenige gelernte Zeichner sind ihm hierin gleich gekommen. Es hat niemals 
einen Entomologen gegeben, der so viele Beweise seines Zeichnertalentes hinterlassen 
hat wie er.] 
The 'Oriental Cabinet' published at a very low price was soon out of print and 
is now very rare. Its price is still rising though some of the plates are no doubt 
reprinted in Doubleday and Westwood 's Genera of Diurnal Lepidoptera. 
Brune t quotes i £ 10, Quaritch in an early catalogue 3 ^ 15, but now 10 Si 
(with the additipn: excessively rare). 
E. Friedländer & Sohn, Berlin. 
Neue Erwerbung: 
. H. Zorn, Petino- Theologie, oder Versuch die Menschen 
durch nähere Betrachtung der Vögel zur Bewunderung, 
Liebe und Verehrung ihres Schöpffers aufzumuntern. 
2 Theile. Pappenheim, druckts Rau, 1742 (Theil I) u. 
Schwabach, bei Enderes, 1743 (Theil II). XXIV u. 616, 
XXX u. 734 pg. u. 67 pg. Register mit Titelbild. 
M. 25,— 
Interessante Bemerkungen zur Geschichte der Vögel und scharfe Beobachtungen 
über die Biologie derselben, die heute noch wichtig sind, trotzdem Zorn's Buch wie 
die seines wahrscheinlichen Vorbilds W. Derham [Physico -Theology 1713, Astro- 
Theology 17 14, Hydro-Theology, Pyro-Theology] und die seiner Zeitgenossen F. C. 
Lesser [Insecto-Theologie 1735, Litho-Theologie 1735, Testaceo-Theologie 1744], 
G. O. Richter [Ichthyo-Theologie 1754], E. L. R a t h 1 e f [Akrido-Theologie 1748], 
J. B. V. Rohr [Phyto -Theologia 1746], P. Ahlwardt [Bronto - Theologie 1746], 
J. H. Schütte [Anthropo- Theologia 1769], J. S. Preu [Sismo - Theologia 1772] 
stark theologisch und teleologisch gefärbt ist. 
Ist von der grössten Seltenheit. 
