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COLOURED FIGURES
OF THE
BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS.
ISSUED BY
LORD LILFORD, F .Z .S . &c.,
PRESIDENT OF THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS* UNION.
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work.”—H. Stacy MarJcs, B.A., F.Z.S.
“ The standard of excellence is fully maintained/ —Ibis.
“ Nothing more life-like and artistic can be imagined.”—Academy.
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NESTS AND EGGS OP INDIAN BIRDS. By Allan 0 . H ume, C.B.
Second Edition, Edited and Revised by E. W. Oates.
P o r t r a i t s o f A. O. H u m b , T. C. J e r d o n , Colonel T ic k b l l , B r ia n H o d g s o n * W. T.
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must all thank Mr. Oates for the handy and well-printed volumes in which he has
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A HISTORY OP THE BIRDS OP EUROPE (including all the Species
inhabiting the Western Palsearctic Region). By H. E. Dresser.
Over 600 hand-coloured Plates. Royal 4to. 8 vols. Half-morocco,
gilt tops. 50 guineas.
Price £ 5 5s. With 34 beautiful coloured Plates. Imp. 4to.
A MONOGRAPH OF THE MER0PID1E, or Family of the Bee-eaters.
By H. E. Dresser.
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ARGENTINE ORNITHOLOGY: a Descriptive Catalogue of the Birds
of the Argentine Republic. By P. L. Sclater, M.A., Ph.D., E.R.S.,
&c. With Notes on their Habits by W. H. H udson, C.M.Z.S., late
of Buenos Ayres. With 20 Coloured Plates by J. G. Keulemans.
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THE BIRDS OP THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. By Scott B. W ilson,
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& II. ready, with 16 hand-coloured and 3 black Plates.
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