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Recent Ornithological Publications. 
with our own on the unnecessary destruction of rare birds. “ I 
do not understand/’ he wrote, “ Natural Science to consist of a 
mania for collecting; I look upon it rather as a study of God’s 
works, in the world, which he has created and peopled and as 
one means of checking this mania do we heartily wish Mr. Bree 
well, and recommend the purchase of his book to all our 
readers. 
December 1858. 
X.— Recent Ornithological Publications. 
Those who wish to keep themselves aufait with the present 
rapid advance of every part of Zoology will do well to consult 
the Report upon the progress of its different branches published 
every year in the second volume of ( Wiegmann’s Archiv fiir 
Naturgeschichte/ now edited by Professor Troschel. In the 
“ Bericht fiber die Leistungen in der Naturgeschichte der Vogel” 
(Report on the Birds), from the pen of Dr. Hartlaub, will always 
be found a complete resume of what has been done in Orni¬ 
thology during the previous year. -The only fault we have to 
find with it is its somewhat tardy appearance (the Bericht for 
1857 not having yet reached us); but this, we believe, is owing 
to no fault of the author. We are not prepared at present to 
offer to our readers any such detailed and complete account of 
what has been published, but shall endeavour from time to time 
to notice some of the principal publications, relating to the 
branch of Zoology to which this Journal is devoted, which come 
under our notice. 
1. English Publications. 
In speaking of books concerning Birds published in this 
country, Mr. Gould’s magnificent series of illustrated works 
claims our first attention. In the year 1858 Mr. Gould has 
issued Parts 15 and 16 of the f Monograph of the Trochilidae / 
Part 10 of ‘ The Birds of Asia/ and the first part of a new 
edition of the Monograph of the Trogons. The Humming-birds 
figured are the follow ing :— 
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