This year, an anonymous work, in 2 vols. 8vo. appear ed at Edinburgh, under the title of Elements of Natural History. It is a very useful elementary book, and does credit to the author, who, it is well understood, is Mr Charles Stewart of that place. The first volume treats of mainmalia, birds, amphibia, and fishes ; the second volume is entirely dedicated to insects and vermes. It is now out of print ; and we may suggest, that if a new edition were altered to suit the present systems, it would prove still more valuable and interesting to the student of natural history : we may be excused for adding, that several species of insects are marked as natives of Bri tain, which have not been admitted as such into the best British collections,—a slight mistake, but one which is calculated to embarrass the beginner, and may easily be avoided in future.
In the same year, Fanne Parisienne (Insectes) ou His toire abregie des Insectes des environs de Paris, classes d'apres le Systeme de Fabricius, f.7c. Par C. A. Wale kenaer, tome premiere.
Likewise Observationee Entomologicte,&c. Carl. Fred. Fallen. Lundx.
And Entomologische Beytrage. Von J. R. Schellcn berg. Winterthur, 4to.
In 1803, A. H. Haworth presented us with the first part of an elaborate work, entitled, Lepidoptera Britan nica, the object of which is, as we are informed in the preface, to give descriptions of the various species of that beautiful order of insects which are natives of this country. The task is a very difficult one, this being per haps the most difficult of all the orders ; at least in de scribing the species, the entomologist will find himself more perplexed than in his examinations of any other. The author has acquitted himself, in our opinion, with considerable credit. Two other parts have since ap peared, but the work is incomplete, one part being still unpublished.
In this year also appeared, Versus,'•. ilber die Insectem Ein Beytrag zur Verbreitung des Niitzlichen und Wis senwiirdigen aus des Insektenkunde ; von Carl. August. Schmid. Gotha. In octavo.
Likewise Voyage en Hongrie ; precede dune Descrip tion de la Ville de Vienne et des Jardins inzperiaux de Schoenbrun, par Robert Townson ; publiee a Londres an 1797. Traduit de l'Anglois par Cantwell. Tom 3. Paris. Octavo.
Also Entomologische Hefte, enthaltend Beitrdig-e zur weitern kenntniss und Auskldrung der Insectengesehichte, Ausgearbeitet von einigen Freunden der Naturge schicht e, mit Kupfertafeln, von H. Sturm. Frankfort am
Main. Octavo.
Lastly, D. Joh. Fried Blumenbach's Handbuch der Naturgeschichte. Edit. 7ma. Gottingen. Octavo.
In 1804, James Sowerby published the first number of an octavo work, entitled, The British Miscellany, or coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal sub jects, not before ascertained to be inhabitants of the Bri tish Isles, &c. The few insects figured are highly in teresting ; but the work, from want of liberal support, has never been continued beyond 12 or 15 numbers.
The seventh volume of the Transactions of the Lin nean Society of London appeared this year, in which is the following paper, "Account of the Tussech and Ar rindy Silkworms of Bengal, by Wm. Roxburgh, M. D." In the same year, Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles. Par Jzlusieurs Professeurs du Museum National d' Ills toire Naturelle et des azares princifiales Ecoles de Paris, (1' Histoire des Insectes, par le Professeur C. Dumeril,) Paris. Octavo.
And Naturhistorische Reise durch einer Theil Schwe dens, von Dr Fr. Weber, und D. M. H. Mohr. Gotten gen. Octavo.
The Annales du Museum National d'histoire naturclle a Paris, appeared this year in quarto, volume first.
In 1805, Panzer published Critische Revision der In secten-faunoe Deutschlands,nach dem Systeme bearbeitee, heft. 1. Bandchen. Niirnberg. Octavo.
E. Donovan this year gave to the world another work on exotic insects, in quarto, entitled, An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of New Holland, New Zea land,and New Guinea, Otaheite, and other Islands in the Great Indian, Southern and Pacific Oceans. including the figures and descriptions of one hundred and fifty-three species, Rc. This publication is extremely valuab;e, not only from the beauty and accuracy of the engravings and descriptions, but also from its rarity, few copies having been published.
Also, Georgii Augusti Goldfuss Enumeratio Insecto rum Eleutheratorum capitis bona Spei totiusque Africa. Descriptione Iconibusque nonnullarum specierum novaru illustrata. Erlangx. Octavo.
Likewise, Journal de la Societe dee Xatztralistes dc l'Universite hnperiale de Moscow. Premiere armee. .A'o. 1. et 2. Avec figures. Moscow. Quarto.
And Insectes recueillecs en Af•ique et en Anzerique, dans Its Royuumes d'Ovare et de Benin, a Saint •Donun gut et dans les etats-zznis, pendant Its annees 1786 et 7. Par A. F. J. Palisot de Beauvois. Paris. Folio.