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plates^ composed of various subjects^ vvliich, being differently 

 paged^ could eventually be bound up in their respective 

 volumes. It was estimated that the complete work might 

 extend to some 60 parts of Zoology ; but no sooner had the 

 publication commenced than a vast quantity of additional 

 material poured in, and it shortly became evident that ihe 

 scope o£ the work would have to be much extended. At the 

 l^resent time 201 parts of Zoology have been issued, which 

 include 45 completed volumes, 33 of these being devoted to 

 Insecta. Upwards of 36,000 species have been enumerated, 

 and nearly half of these are described as new, while the 

 greater immber are figured. Amongst the subjects finished, 

 the following statistics give some idea of the extent of the 

 •^Biologia^: — Mammalia (completed in 1882), 180 species, 

 illustrated by 22 plates ; Aves (4 volumes, completed in 

 1904), 1413 species, with 84 plates; lleptilia and Batrachia 

 (completed in 1902)^ 675 species, with 76 plates ; Pisces 

 (completed in 1908) 416 species, with 26 plates ; MoUusca 

 (completed in .1901), 887 species, Avith 44 plates; Arachnida 

 (3 volumes, completed in 1905), 1181 species, with 105 

 plates ; Lepidoptera Rhopalocera (3 volumes, completed in 

 1901), 1805 species (360 new), with 113 plates, &c. 



Five volumes are devoted to the Botany (completed in. 

 1888), and this subject is illustrated by 110 plates. 

 The Neuroptera and Orthoptera will be completed in 

 November 1909. 



Mr. G. C. Champion was especially sent out by Godman 

 to Guatemala and Panama, and proved an unusually good 

 collector. He remained in those countries from 1879 to 1 883, 

 and has since continually taken an active part in working- 

 out the vast amount of material obtained by himself and 

 other collectors. He has, however, specially devoted his 

 attention to the Insecta, which has proved by far the largest, 

 and perhaps the most important, subject. For some years 

 he has likewise been sub-editor. 



In dealing with the enormoiis number of specimens which 

 had to be set, labelled, and frequently dissected, mention 

 must be made of the assistance rendered by Mr. A. Cant, 



