between the two General Indexes of names, it will be seen 

 that the average number of names of birds employed in the 

 second set of volumes (1877-1894) is considerably less than 

 that of the first sot, a fact I am at a loss to explain. 



The Subject Index to the whole 36 volumes of 'The Ibis ^ 

 (1859-1894) is now in course of preparation, and will, when 

 finished, form a separate volume. 



OSBERT SALVIN. 



Hawksfold, Fernhurst, Sussex, 

 April 1897. 



