WORKS ON NATURAL HISTORY. 



BRITISH SONG BIRDS ; being POPULAR DESCRIPTIONS and ANECDOTES 

 of the BRITISH CHORISTERS ot the GROVES. By NEVILLE WOOD, Esq. 



Foolscap Octavo, price 7^« 



Nature can never be exhausted, and however long and minute ihe description of the economy of any bird may 

 be, much yet remains to be added. While I agree with my predecessors in many points, I have found much to 

 correct, but still more to add, to the meagre and unsatisfactory accounts of most of our British Ornithologists. 

 The present work is the result of many years' close observation and investigation in the Jields— the only place 

 where the wonderful operations of Nature can be successfully studied. 



Also, by the same Author, 



THE ORNITHOLOGIST'S TEXT-BOOK; being REVIEWS of ORNITHOLO- 

 GICAL WORKS, published from a.d. 1678 to the present day ; with an APPENDIX, 

 discussing various topics of interest connected with Ornithology. 4s. 6d. 



A FAMILIAR HISTORY OF BIRDS ; their Nature, Habits, and Instincts. By the 

 Rev. EDWARD STANLEY, M.A., F.L.S., Rector of Alderley, Cheshire. Two Vo- 

 lumes, with many Engravings. Price 7*' 



There are few individuals who have it not in their power, occasionally, to remark the instincts and habits of 

 Birds ; and the many anecdotes collected from the Author's own observation, the information of friends, or vari- 

 ous respefjtable sources, will, it is hoped, excite others to register any facts within their reach, which may illus- 

 trate the mysterious economy whereby this beautiful portion of God's creation is enabled, in so many instances, 

 to surpass the highest efforts of man's ingenuity, foresight, or philosophy. 



MINERALS and METALS ; their Natural History and Uses in the Arts ; with inci- 

 dental Accounts of MINES and MINING. With Engravings, 2s. 6d. 



Familiar as we are, from our earliest years, with the various articles manufactured from the metals, for pur- 

 poses of use and comfort, the nature and properties of the metals themselves, and the means by which they ar© 

 obtained, are comparatively little known. With a view of supplying that knowledge, in a popular and attractive 

 form, this little volume has been prepared ; and as the object has been to make it entertaining as well as instruc- 

 tive, it is neither of a chemical, mineralogical, commercial, nor historical character, but comprises much of all 

 these features, in addition to being descriptive. 



The ELEMENTS of BOTANY. With numerous Engravings. Is. 



The principles of this beautiful and important science are explained in a clear and simple manner, so as to 

 render the acquisition of them comparatively easy. The examples, when possible, are selected from our own 

 wild flowers, or from those cultivated in all gardens or fields, and they are cited by their familiar names. A glos- 

 sary of terms usually employed is subjoined, and an alphabetical list of the most useful plants, with their botani- 

 cal names, &c. 



DOMESTICATED ANIMALS, considered with reference to Civilization and the Arts. 

 By MARY ROBERTS. With Engravings, price 3s. 6d. 



This wovk comprises a t^eneral survey of Domestic Quadrupeds, and the purposes they subserve in the great 

 economy of nature : their connexion, too, with the pro.i;ress of civilization and the arts, with the history of na- 

 tions, and the peculiarities of soil and climate, are also specified. Those countries which are rendered habitable 

 only by the subjugation and appropriation of certain species, are described, with the manners and habits of the 

 natives, as far as they are associated with the history of Domestic Animals. 



Also, by the same Author, 



WILD ANIMALS ; their Nature, Habits, and Instincts ; with Incidental Notices of 

 the Regions they inhabit. With Engravings, price 3s. 6d. 



CONVERSATIONS on GARDENING and NATURAL HISTORY. By the Author 

 of The Elements of Botany, Price 2s. 6d. 



To render that most rational and innocent of occupations attractive to young persons, by divesting it of techni- 

 cal details and practical difficulties, is the object of this work. The form of Conversations is assumed, as 

 more agreeable than didactic precepts ; and Observations on Natural History are interspersed, to vary the sub- 

 ject, and to lead to habits of observation and reflection on the Wonders of Creation. 



The BOOK of ANIMALS. The BOOK of FISHES. 



The BOOK of BIRDS. The BOOK of REPTILES. 



The nature, habits, and uses of the Animals described, are presented in a correct, though simple and attrac- 

 tive, form, and the little volumes will be found useful additions to the books lor young persons, and acceptable in- 

 troductions to works of a higher class. The prices are Is. 6d. each. 



SISTER MARY'S TALES in NATURAL HISTORY. 2s. 6d. 



In drawing up these tales for children, the writer has endeavoured to interest her young readers, yet she has 

 been very careful not to mislead them by exaggerated statements ; satisfied if she has, in any degree, succeeded, 

 in awakening the spirit of inquiry, and, still more, if she has directed the young mind to seek for those proofs of 

 Divine wisdom, power, and goodness, in the formation and habits of these various beings, which, at a mature age 

 will assuredly reward the study of the naturalist 



London: JOHN W. PARKEJl, Publisher, West Strand. 



