IHatiual Ibistoi'v, iic. 



ALLEN'S 

 NATURALIST'S LIBRARY. 



The extraordinary favour which Jardine's Naturalist's Library 

 has enjoyed during the last fifty years, has induced the pro- 

 prietors of the copyright to issue a series of volumes, written 

 by some of the most eminent naturalists of the day, under the 

 title of "Allen's Naturalist's Library," 



The Publishers have secured for the Editorial work the 

 services of Dr. R. BOWDLER SHARPE, of the British 

 Museum, whose long and honourable connection with that 

 Institution, coupled with his experience of the Editorship and 

 publication of many of the most important of modern works on 

 Natural Science, entitle him to be considered one of the fittest 

 men in England for the task. 



The Editor has obtained the co-operation of the following 

 eminent naturalists : — 



I\lR. R. LYDEKKER, IM.A. (Mammalia), 

 Mr. H. O. FORBES (Mammalia and Birds), 

 Mr. W. R. OGILVIE GRANT (Birds), 

 Mr. W. F. KIRBY (Insects), 

 Professor R. H. TRAQUAIR, P\R.S. (Fishes), 

 while the Editor undertakes several of the Ornithological 

 volumes. 



Over i,oco steel-plate engravings, many of them by the most 

 eminent artists of the time, will be utilised for the purposes of 

 the present work, and will be produced in the highest style of 

 modern chromo-lithography, in addition to which the services 

 of Mr. KEULEMANS and other leading artists of the day 

 have been secured for the illustration of those foims of animal 

 life which it has been found necessary to depict, in order to 

 bring the present w^ork up to the standard of Modern Science. 



The volumes are published at the popular price of 6s. Each 

 volume containing about 320 pages of letterpress, together with 

 from 20 to 40 coloured plates. 



