TO 



WILLIAM YARRELL, ESQ. F.L.S. V.P.Z.S. 



THIS LITTLE VOLUME, 

 FORMING A HUMBLE PORTION OF THAT SERIES OF WORKS 



ILLUSTRATIVE OF 



BRITISH ZOOLOGY, 



WHICH DERIVES ITS PRINCIPAL 



ATTRACTION AND VALUE 



FROM HIS EXTENSIVE INFORMATION 



AND HAPPY METHOD OF COMMUNICATING IT, 



IS INSCRIBED 



AS A CORDIAL BUT INADEQUATE OFFERING 



OF REGARD AND RESPECT, 



BY HIS SINCERE FRIEND, 



THE AUTHOR. 



