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THE 



NATURALIST'S LIBRARY; 



CONTAINING 



SCIENTIFIC AND POPULAR DESCRIPTIONS 



OF 



MAN, QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS, FISHES, REPTILES 



AND INSECTS; 



COMPILED FROM THE WORKS OF 



CUVIER, GRIFFITH, RICHARDSON, GEOFFREY, LACEPEDE, 



BUFFON, GOLDSMITH, SHAW, MONTAGUE, WILSON, 



LEWIS AND CLARKE, AUDUBON, AND OTHER 



WRITERS ON NATURAL HISTORY. 



ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF STARK 



EDITED BY A. A. GOULD, M A 



WITH FOUR HUNDRED ENGRAVINGS. 



BOSTON. 

 PHILLIPS, SAMPSON AND COMPANY. 



1850. 



