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of the Eastern nations in the present day, offer numerous and highly important 
coincidences with those incidentally alluded to or more distinctly described in the 
Scriptures.— Bell’s British Quadrupeds^ p. 441. 
Mistake respecting the Generic Name Cephas. —Messrs. Stephens and 
Westwood seem to exult when they can upset a generic name given by Mr. 
Curtis, but sometimes fail in their object. This name is used by Cuvier for a 
genus of birds, which they have omitted to discover.—Mr. Stephens, moreover, 
gives some species as new to Britain which had previously been noticed by 
Curtis. —J. C. Dale, Glanvilles Wootton^ Jidy 9, 1837.“—[[There are no authors 
or editors on whom we look with more pity and contempt, in a certain point of 
view, than those who, out of mere spite and personal or partial party interest, 
attempt to detract from the works of those whom they consider their rivals. It 
is, in Tact, descending from the lofty pinnacles of science, and the calm con¬ 
templation of its wonders, to the meanest and most despicable kind of warfare. 
That so much of this spirit exists amongst the naturalists of our own day, is 
certainly to be regretted.— Ed.] 
Notice respecting Libellula SparshalU^ Dale.— I had this insect from Mr. 
Sparshall of Norwich, who assured me, both personally and by letter, that he 
took it at Horning, Norfolk, in 1823, in company with Mr. Seaman. Mr. 
Scales saw it soon after its capture, and wanted to possess it. He is quite 
positive as to the fact, but acknowledges that he should not recognise it if he was 
to see it again! I suspect he had confounded it with Lihellula cancellata., which 
I had from him also at the same time, and it was probably taken at Homing, 
a place similar to Whittlesea-mere, where I have taken L. cancellata. Mr. 
Haworth had specimens from China which appeared to me to be the same, and 
I have lately seen some very similar from Jamaica!—J. C. Dale, Glanvilles 
Wootton, Dorsetshire, July 9, 1837. 
The Garden Pauvet (or Greater Pettychaps) near Scarborough. —The 
Greater Pettychaps (Curruca kortensis) may be considered scarce in our neigh¬ 
bourhood. I shot one in the plantation near the Museum in the spring of 1833. 
I was attracted by the singular beauty of its song. In order to obtain this 
specimen I was obliged to watch a considerable time before an opportunity could 
be obtained to fire at it, as the foliage had become thick, and the bird confined 
itself to the tops of the trees. I soon found him to be very restless, not remain¬ 
ing more than one minute in the same place, threading backwards and forwards, 
yet never leaving the situation where it was first seen more than fifty yards. 
Diligent search has since been made, with a view of procuring other specimens, 
but hitherto without success.— Patrick Hawkridge, Scarborough, Aug. 7, 1837. 
The Irish Hare (Lepus Hibernicus, Yarrell.) —Mr. Yarrell was, I 
believe, the first zoologist who observed that a considerable difference existed in 
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