0t^cr SSlorks ftg fHr. ®rosse. 
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of “The Canadian Naturalist/’ &c., assisted by Richard 
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'‘Such are some of the characteristics of the region to which Mr. 
Gosse introduces his readers. * * * It is full of interest to the ornitho- 
logist; and we are glad that the biography of some of its feathered 
tribes has fallen into the hands of so able an observer as the author of 
the volume before us. We anticipate that his graphic and pleasing- 
descriptions will render the habits of the Birds of Jamaica familiar to 
many English readers, and will be highly valued by all field naturalists.” 
— Eclectic Review. 
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into many details as to form, and organization, and ‘biography’ of his 
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THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. A Series of Con- 
versations on the Natural History of Lower Canada. 
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subjects in the different departments of Natural History, 
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when wandering in the fields and woods. Some of the more 
prominent phenomena of natural philosophy; the habits of 
quadrupeds, birds, and insects; the general appearance, time 
of flowering, &c., of plants; are briefly described in the form 
of dialogue, interspersed with characteristic anecdotes ; em- 
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