malia and Birds which he brought to England, and to compile catalogues 

 of his collections, which have in part been submitted to the public. 



With the liberal patronage which has in later years been extended, 

 under the sanction of the Company's Government, to the cultivation of 

 Astronomy, Geography, and to the Statistical Survey of many parts of 

 India, Natural History has also received a considerable share of attention ; 

 and Collections have been received from Siam, from Cochin China, from 

 Sumatra, from Madras, from Bombay, and from various other parts of 

 the Company's territories : the charge of the arrangement and preserva- 

 tion of these was likewise committed to Dr. Horsfield, and he was enabled, 

 as heretofore, to combine with the duties required of him in the Museum 

 the prosecution of his original design with his own materials. Another 

 descriptive work therefore has been undertaken ; and although the difficul- 

 ties connected with publications on Natural History have occasioned more 

 delay than he had anticipated, he has now the prospect of fulfilling his 

 engagements with the public. 



CONDITIONS. 



The work will consist of Two Parts, forming together a volume of mo- 

 derate size. 



Each Part will contain twenty-five plates, and about one hundred pages 

 of letter-press. 



The size of the work will be a large quarto ; and several double or folio 

 plates will be contained in each Part for the illustration of large subjects. 



The Descriptions will be given in Latin; the Observations in English. 



It will be published with coloured and uncoloured plates ; the price of 

 the coloured copies will be £3 10s. each Part, and of the uncoloured copies 

 £2 10s. each Part. 



The Second Part is in progress of preparation, and is expected to be 

 ready early in the ensuing year 1839. 



Messrs. W. H. Allen and Co., Booksellers to the Honourable East 

 India Company, will be the publishers of the work in England. 



April 2, 1838. 



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