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afforded by the fossils themselves; for while our ilhistrations are 

 uot inferior to any, and are superior to the majority of similar pub- 

 lications, every palaeontologist appreciates the importance of work- 

 ing directly with the fossils themselves. 

 Very respectfully, 



Your obedient servant, 



JAMES HALL, 

 Director, State Museum of Natural Ilistory. 



