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Mr. W. Eagle Clarke for his kindness in revisinjsj the 

 synonymy and reading over the proof-sheets, and also to 

 Mr. John Cordeaux and Professor Newton for the use of 

 Mr. Giitke's pen-and-ink sketches which have been intro- 

 duced into the text. The other vignettes and portraits 

 of the author at the beginning and end of the volume are 

 taken from photographs sent from Heligoland. 



JOHN A. HARVIE-BROWN. 



DuxiPACE, Larbert, 

 May 8, 1895. 



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