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a living specimen was afterwards sent to the Menagerie at Bar- 
rackpore from Bencoolen.- M. Diardj a French gentleman, 
made a drawing of this specimen, sent it to Paris, where, in 
March 1819, it was published by M. Fred. Cuvier, in his large 
lithographic work on the mammalia of the Menagerie of Paris. 
In the month of September 1820, tbe first specimen of the Ma- 
layan tapir, was received in England from Sir Thomas Raffles, 
and is now deposited in the valuable museum of the Honour- 
able East India Company. It may be added to this history of 
Dr Horsfield, that a fine specimen reached the Edinburgh 
Museum about the same time, as a gift from the Marchioness 
of Hastings, who has eminently distinguished herself by intelli- 
gence, zeal, and activity, in collecting the various natural pro- 
ductions of India. — The Birds delineated are the beautiful 
Fairy roller of Latham, the Irena puella of Horsfield ; the 
Phrenotrix Temea, PI. ; and a beautiful species of Motacilla, 
the' M. speciosa of Horsfield. 
21. Natural History qfi the Crmoidea, or Lily-shaped Ani- 
mals, by J. S. Miller, A. L. S. Pto, 48 coloured plates. —This 
curious and interesting work, which is very properly addressed 
to the members of the Linnean and Geological Societies, contains 
a minute, at the same time very amusing account, of the crinoid 
animals so often found in a fossil state in the strata of England, 
and other countries. It abounds in well executed lithographic 
drawings and plans of these Crinoidea, and also of the genera 
Comatula and Marsupites. We have no hesitation in saying it 
is a work that ought to be in the library of every student of 
English geology. 
22. Latreille's great Worh on the Kuropean Coleopterous In- 
sects. — A great work on the Natural History of European Cole- 
opterous Insects, has been undertaken by M. Latreille and the Ba- 
ron Dejean. It would have been difficult to point out among the 
living naturalists two men that are better qualified for such a task. 
M. I.atreillc has been long known as the first of entomologists ; 
but his advanced age, feeble health, and numerous avocations, 
made him fearful of engaging himself singly in a work which he 
had often contemplated. He has therefore associated in his la- 
bours the Baron Dejean, a Phcncli nobleman, who has been for 
