PRESS liOTlCES— {continued), 



" In these two volumes Dr. Forbes has successfully combined 

 Ihe accuracy of the scientific Zoologist with a chatty and anecdotal 

 style so frequently the work of the uninstructed writer."— Z^dz/Zj/ 

 C/iro/i/c'/c. 



BUTTERFLIES, Vol. I. 



*' This volume is well up to the established excellency of the 

 series.''— L>ai/y Telc'^raph. 



" Mr. Kirby is to be congratulated on this book. The scheme is 

 admirable, the contents well arranged, and the descriptions accurate 

 and lucid. The coloured plates are deserving of the highest praise." 

 — Land and Water, 



MAMMALS. 



" It meets a distinct want." — Standard. 



" The book is in every way excellent. It will satisfy the scientific 

 reader, but is so written as to be easily intelligible and pleasant to 

 those who are only general readers." — Birniinghani Post. 



CATS. 



" Mr. Lydekker has discharged his task in an able manner, and 

 has given an up-to-date account of the great Mammalian Order. 

 The Naturalist will appreciate the illustrations, which are as true 

 to nature as such coloured plates can possibly be." — Clas^'-ozv 

 Herald. 



GAME BIRDS, Vol. I. 



•' Complete and accurate, and leaves nothing- to be desired."— 

 Sportsman. 



" His articles are compact, methodical, and brief, and he has put 

 a lot of information into a relatively small number of pages." — 

 Times. 



