TO
ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE, Esq.,
WH O S E F AME AS A T R A V E L L E R
IS O N L Y E C L IP S E D
BY THAT WHICH HE HAS GAINED AS A NATURALIST;
AND TO WHOM WE ARE INDEBTED FOR NEARLY ALL OUR
AUTHENTIC INFORMATION
REGARDING THE HABITS OF MANY SPECIES
OF THE
B I R D S OF P A R A D I S E ,
THI S V O L UME
IS
DEDICATED
BY THE AUTHOR.
