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TO MR. JOSEPH ABRAHAMS
THE WIDELY RESPECTED NATURALIST AND IMPORTER
THE PRESENT WORK
IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR
IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF THE NUMEROUS IMPORTANT NOTES AND VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS
IMPARTED TO HIM
BY THAT KEEN STUDENT OF BIRD-LIFE
AND WITHOUT WHICH THE FOLLOWING PAGES WOULD
IN SOME RESPECTS
HAVE BEEN BARREN OF NEW AND INSTRUCTIVE FACTS
