iv PREFACE. 



Catalogue of the Land Birds of the County of Leicester, by Mr 

 Harley. 



The Engravings on Wood, which I think superior to those in 

 the preceding volumes, have been executed by Mr Bruce, with 

 the exception of a few by Mr Sclater ; and those on steel, in 

 the present, as well as the other volumes, by Mr Gellatly. 

 The drawings for both have been made by myself, in every 

 case from the objects which they are intended to represent. 



Notwithstanding the labour and expense of preparing these 

 volumes for the public, I am authorized to say that the fourth, 

 containing the Waders, a great part of which is ready for the 

 compositor, will be published before the third has been well 

 dispersed. In it and the fifth or last, I promise descriptions 

 equally correct, and probably more interesting, as many of the 

 aquatic birds have been very carefully studied by me, mider 

 the most favourable circumstances. 



W. MACGILLIVRAY. 



Edinburgh, 1, Wharton Place, 

 1*^ June 1840. 



