ZOOLOGICAL SKETCHES 



By JOSEPH WOLF. 



MADE FOR 



THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OE LONDON, 



FROM ANIMALS IN THEIR VIVARIUM. 



EDITED, WITH NOTES, 



By PHILIP LUTLEY SCLATER, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S., &c., &c.. 



Secretary to the Society. 



The series of Drawings, of which a selection of Fifty is given in the present Volume, was 

 undertaken with the object of presei-ving a faithful record of the living characters of the most 

 rare and interesting Animals in the Vivarium of the Zoological Society of London. 



The present extent of the Society's Collection, and the prospects of increase, derived from 

 the energetic support which it continues to receive from so many sources, afford unequalled 

 means of making these Zoological Portraits both various and instructive. In selecting the 

 subjects, particular regard is ])aid to those species which exhibit aptitude for acclimatization, 

 either as objects of economic value, or simply as additions to the Exotic Animals which are now 

 so fi'equently seen in the parks and on the ornamental waters of Europe. 



The Drawings have been executed in Water Colours, after most careful study, by Mr. Wolf, 

 who may be fairly said to stand alone in minute knowledge of the habits and forms of Mammalia 

 as well as of Birds ; and the Lithographic copies, partly printed in colour and then finished 

 by hand, are in such exact fac-simile as to be scarcely distinguishable from the originals. The 

 Letter-press, prepared by the Editor, embraces all particulars of interest relating to the general 

 history, habits, distribution, and use of the Animals illustrated in the Plates. 



The Work may be inspected at the Publishers, Messrs. Henry Graves and Co., 6, Pall Mall ; 

 and at the Office of the Zoological Society of London, 11, Hanover Square. 



Now ready, price Sixpence, by post Sevenpence, 



SUGGESTIONS FOR FORMING COLLECTIONS OF 



BIRDS' EGGS. 



By ALFRED NEWTON, M.A., F.L.S. 

 London : E. Newman, 9, Devonshire Street, Bishopsgate, N.E., and all Booksellers. 



MR. D. G. ELLIOT'S 



MONOGRAPH OE THE PITTID^ 



is published in Parts, containing Five Plates each, at intervals of not less than four months. 



There will be in all Six Parts, of Folio size, at Five Dollars each. Those wishing to Subscribe 

 will please transmit their names to the Author, No. 25, East 1 4th Street, New York ; or to the Pub- 

 lishers, Messrs. D. Appleton & Co.,443&445, Broadway, New York. Three Parts are now ready. 



NEARLY READY, 



In One Vol. 8vo, price ^1 : lO*., with 20 Coloured Plates, 



CATALOGUE OE A COLLECTION OE AMERICAN BIRDS 



BELONGING TO 



PHILIP LUTLEY SCLATER, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S. &c. 



The figures are taken from Typical Specimens in the Collection. 

 London: Triibner and Co., 60, Paternoster Row, by whom Subscribers' names are received. 



Subscription 12^. per annum. 

 The journal FUR ORNITIIOLOGIE, a central organ for general Ornithology, 

 edited by Drs. J. Cabanis and E. Baldamus, being a continuation of ' Cuhanis' Journal 

 fur Ornithologie ' and ' Naumannia,' is published in Parts every year, at intervals of two months. 

 The first Eight Volumes may be now obtained by new Subscribers at the reduced price of 



Cassel: Theodor Fischer. London: Triibner and Co. 



TO EGG-COLLECTORS. 



Mr. STEVENS will Sell by Auction, on Wednesday the 9th of April next, at 1 o'clock 

 precisely, some Rare and Well-authenticated Eggs, scut from Lapland (hning the last 

 two years by the Collectors instructed and formerly employed by the late Mr. JOHN WOLLEY. 

 A Catalogue with details may be had on application to the Auctioneer, who will 

 execute commissions for Gentlemen who cannot attend the Sale. 



