Reports on Zoology for 1843, 1844 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Reports on Zoology for 1843, 1844<br><br>As supplementary to last year's Report, among the works of a general nature, is first to be mentioned, An Introduction to the Mammalia, by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith; Edinburgh, 1842 (forming vol. xiii - 'The Mammalia' of Jardine's work, 'The Naturalists' Library').<br><br>After a brief introduction to the class Mammalia, succeed the characters of the Orders, Families, and Genera, with the citation of one or more species of each of the latter. This work is chiefly calculated for the numerous dilettanti who have acquired a taste for zoology in England, and on that account cannot lay claim to any real scientific value. Its composition also has been treated much too lightly by the author, who has addressed himself to the performance of his task in a very superficial manner. Moreover, reference is made to none but English or French works.<br><br>Schreber's 'Sugthiere' (Mammalia), continued by Andr. Wagner. Supplementary Volume, Third Part. (Concluded in 1843.)<br><br>The Third Part of the Supplementary Volume has been concluded with the first half of the Rodentia, upon which I take occasion to mention, that the Fourth Part, containing the other half of the Rodentia, together with the Edentata and the whole of the Solidungula, has also been prepared in the course of the year 1844, so that at present only the Marine Mammalia (Seals and Cetacea) are in arrear, and the work is thus rapidly approaching its termination.<br><br>Schinz, Monographien der Sugthiere. Mit Abbildungen nach der Natur und den vorzglichsten naturwissenschaftlichen Werken gezeichnet von Kull. Zurich, 1843.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.