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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
of original researches, not only into their fauna, hut also into 
their zoological literature, which, at least as far as the Japanese 
portion is concerned, may he compared to the works of llonde- 
let, Belon, Gesner, and Wotton. 
The second half of this work may be expected to appear in the 
course of 1808. 
Recherches sur la Faune de Madagascar et de ses dependances. 
D^apres les decouvertes de MM. Fran9ois P. L. Pollen et 
D. C. Van Dam. Mammiferes et Oiseaux par H. Schlegel 
et FRAN901S P. L. Pollen. I*"® livraison. Leyde, 1867. 4to. 
The object of this work is to give descriptions and figures of 
the new or more important species of mammals and birds col- 
lected by the travellers mentioned ; a critical synopsis of all the 
species known to belong to the Madagascar fauna will be added. 
It is intended to publish this work in four parts, each containing 
48 pages of letterpress and 10 plates, most of which are coloured. 
The first part appeared in the year 1867 (pp. 1-29 and four 
plates) ; it contains the mammalian portion, which will be sub- 
sequently mentioned in the special part of this Record. The 
papers by Prof. Schlegel, mentioned in ^ Record,^ ii. p. 23, and 
iii. p. 14, were preliminary to, and are embodied in, this work. 
Pollen, F. P. L. Contributions h Fllistoire naturelle des L^- 
muriens d^apres les decouvertes et observations de difle- 
rents Voyageurs-Naturalistes. Leide, 1867. Imper. fol. 
The author intends to publish a magnificent work containing 
descriptions and full-sized coloured figures of all the Lemurides 
known, with an osteological plate at the end of each division. 
One part, as a specimen of the work, has been published, con- 
taining the description and figure of Microcebus coquereli ; and 
it is intended to publish the parts monthly. M. Pollen has spe- 
cially qualified himself, by his travels and long^continued study 
of these animals, for this undertaking ; and we trust that he will 
be readily supported by all zoologists. 
Altum, B. Fauna der Wirbelthiere des Munsterlandes in ihren 
Lebensverhaltnissen nach selbststandigen Beobachtungen 
und Erfahrungen dargestellt. I. Saugethiere. Munster, 
1867. 8vo. 
The author, well known as a very accurate observer and un- 
tiring naturalist, has begun to publish an account of the 
Vertebrata of the Miinsterland, a district of Westphalia, the 
part before us treating of the Mammalia. Although the work 
is chiefly of local interest, it is rendered valuable to all natural- 
ists by the numerous original observations on the habits of the 
animals described. The Miinsterland is inhabited by forty-four 
mammals : viz. 12 Bats, 7 Insect! vora, 9 Carnivora, 13 Rodents, 
2 Ruminants, and 1 Pachyderm. 
