MR. GOULD'S GRAND ORNITHOLOGICAL AND OTHER WORKS. PRELIMINARY CRITICISMS, ETC. Upon the merits of MR. GOULD's Works it is unnecessary to enlarge, for it has long been acknowledged by Naturalists that they stand at the very head of their class, whether as regards the accuracy of their Drawing, or the beauty and correctness of their Colouring; to say nothing of the scientific and interesting character of the Descriptions. Another great charm of MR. GOULD's productions-one which from their beginning brought them into high popularity, and one which will ever secure for them the favour of all classes, whether scientific or not-is the unequalled skill displayed in the ATTITUDES, GROUPINGS, MOVEMENTS, and ACCESSORIES of the BIRDS. In these animated pictures we indeed look upon them" in their habits as they lived,"-seeing not one, but in most cases, both the male and female, in various attitudes, sometimes sitting, sometimes on the wing; as well as the TREES which form their homes, and the PLANTS, FLOWERS, and INSECTS upon which they feed. In the Work on Humming Birds, the number and variety of the ORCHIDS introduced are additional attractions. The same important quality of NATURALNESS attaches to the figures of the MAMMALS. "Mr. Gould has produced a series of magnificent works without a rival in the Cabinets of Science, and the Gem of every rich man's library, to which, unfortunately, works of such artistic beauty, from their great costliness, must necessarily be confined. In taking a review of Mr. Gould's labours, we cannot fail to be impressed with the benefits conferred by them on Ornithological Science. These benefits are not merely confined to the introduction of New Species to our knowledge, nor yet to the elucidation of points involved in doubt, or the extrication of species or groups from a maze of confusion, they also result from the plan of the works themselves, which constitute, as far as they go, a Complete Pictorial Museum of Ornithology, to which the student may refer at once, and without the trouble of searching for the description of one species in one publication, and of another in a second, and so on, before he is able to satisfy himself as to the novelty or the contrary of the European Bird, Toucan, Trogon, or the rest under examination." - Professor Macgillivray. "The works of Mr. Gould constitute a new epoch in the history of Ornithology, from the boldness of the plan on which they were executed; the number of New Species added to science, and of doubtful species cleared away from previous obscurity; the unadorned fidelity of the Descriptions; the exquisite Accuracy of the Plates, in which the utmost adherence to nature is united with that felicitous effect which stamps the artist, and proves that GRACE AND TRUTHFULNESS MAY MEET TOGETHER. Again, Mr. Gould's works form in themselves an Ornithological Museum; pictorial we grant, but of such a character as to obviate the necessity of a collection of mounted specimens obtained at no trifling cost, and preserved, even where room can be afforded for them, not without the greatest trouble."-The Times. * A handsome DESCRIPTIVE LIST of those publications of Mr. Gould which are still in print can be had on application to the sole Proprietors and Publishers, HENRY SOTHERAN & Co. H. SOTHERAN AND CO., 136, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. PRICE £1,000. A COMPLETE SET OF MR. GOULD'S MAGNIFICENT WORKS, Uniformly Printed in Imperial Folio Size, 5 AND COMPRISING THE BIRDS OF EUROPE, with 449 coloured plates 8 Volumes. 3 Volumes. THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA, WITH THE SUPPLEMENT, 681 coloured plates THE BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN, with 367 coloured plates.. THE TROCHILIDÆ, or HUMMING BIRDS, WITH THE SUPPLEMENT, with 419 coloured plates THE RAMPHASTIDÆ, or FAMILY OF TOUCANS, with 52 coloured plates THE BIRDS OF NEW GUINEA AND THE PAPUAN ISLANDS, with 320 coloured plates .. 7 Volumes. 5 Volumes. FORMING TOGETHER 43 VOLUMES IMPERIAL FOLIO. Uniformly bound in the Best Style, Green Morocco super-extra, THE WHOLE ENCLOSED IN TWO ELEGANTLY CARVED CABINETS, WITH PLATE-GLASS DOORS. *** An Engraving of one of the Cabinets, showing the appearance of the Volumes when arranged therein, appears on the next page. The above Cabinets, with their contents, are suggested as exceedingly suitable for a handsome Testimonial or other Gift. FORMING TOGETHER 21 VOLUMES IMPERIAL FOLIO, UNIFORMLY BOUND IN THE BEST STYLE, MOROCCO SUPER-EXTRA, HANDSOMELY GOLD TOOLED, GILT EDGES, AND ENCLOSED IN AN ELEGANTLY CARVED CABINET, WITH PLATE-GLASS DOORS (AS IN THE ABOVE SKETCH). The above Cabinet, with its contents, is suggested as exceedingly suitable for a handsome Testimonial or other Gift. H. SOTHERAN AND CO., 136, STRAND, LONDON, W.C PRICE £190, Or, enclosed in a Mahogany Case, as annexed Design, £215. The Humming Birds, with Supplement, 6 Vols. 419 COLOURED PLATES, Together 11 Volumes, elegantly bound in morocco super-extra, gold borders and gilt edges. The above Cabinet, with its contents, is suggested as exceedingly suitable for a handsome Testimonial or other Gift. 7 |