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derstand and appreciate the manner in which written descrip-- 
tions and their arrangement, like the present, can become 
advantageous. Of course, a work like the present requires 
on the part of the author special study, with much real work 
in the dissecting room, resulting from a peculiar bent of the 
mind, and interest, if not enthusiasm, in the subject, and im¬ 
plies the existence of a taste for anatomical investigation, 
which is none too prevalent among his colleagues in the pro¬ 
fession. 
For those who cultivate a genuine interest, not only in 
veterinary, but also in human, or rather let us say, compara¬ 
tive anatomy, this excellent book will be found to possess 
great value. In bulk it is small; the descriptions are briefly, 
concisely and ably written, and the illustrations are well ex¬ 
ecuted, and in a word, to borrow a highly original phrase 
(when first employed) “ no (medical) library can be consid¬ 
ered complete without it,” whether the signature of the 
owner is written with two or with three final initials—M.D. 
or D.Y.S. 
THE COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF THE DOMESTICATED ANIMALS. 
By A. Chauveau, Revised and Enlarged with the co-operation of S. 
Arloing. Second English Edition. Translated and Edited by George Flem¬ 
ing, C.B., LL.D., F.R.C.V.S. With numerous Illustrations. D. Appleton 
& Co. N. Y., 1891. • $7.00. 
Our first glance at this second English edition of the trans¬ 
lation of Chauveau’s “ Anatomy of the Domesticated Ani¬ 
mals ” brought us a disappointment. Anticipating that it 
would be made from the latest edition of the French publica- 
tion—the fourth —this, the second of Fleming’s—appears to be 
made from only the third of the original French. 
Fleming’s new book is revised and considerably en¬ 
larged, and though we cannot avoid regretting the absence of 
the colored plates of the fourth French edition, we cannot with¬ 
hold our opinion that the work before us is far superior to the 
original, or first edition. It contains additional matter on the 
comparative anatomy of some of our domesticated ani¬ 
mals, and the whole subject is illustrated by a large number of 
plates. 
