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clear field and the certainty of adding new facts to science. The study 

 of any one family or tribe, not systematically only but including life 

 histories, distribution, habits, enemies, etc., must add greatly to our 

 knowledge. 



Perhaps yon will think I am too ambitious ; there is room for every 

 one and the study of even one species in all its branches will advance 

 our knowledge and be a work no naturalist need hesitate to undertake. 

 Clearly there is abundance of work and a grand field for every worker. 

 There are no lack of facilities for publishing and there is a large body 

 of people to take an interest in the work as the membership of this 

 Society shows. 



