Vol. I. Now Ready Invaluable and Indispensable 



A Manual of the Birds 

 of Australia 



By GREGORY M. MATHEWS, f.r.s.e., m.r.a.o.u. 



Author of "The Birds of AustraUa" 



And TOM IREDALE 



Members of the British Ornithologists' Union and Corresponding Fellows of 

 the American Ornithologists' Union. 



Crown 4to. Art Canvas, Gilt top. £3 3s. per Vol. 



Vol. I. Orders Casuarii to Columbae ; 

 Vol. II. Orders Anates to Menurae ; Vols. III. and IV. 

 Order Passeres. 



d. Volume I. contains about 300 pages of printed text, and 

 is illustrated with 



10 Colour and 36 Monochrome Plates. 



C The succeeding volumes will be substantially the same 

 size and as fully illustrated. 



Ct, In the work the authors give the results of many years* 

 study of the avifauna in a condensed form, with the technical 

 items fully explained by means of illustrations. The plan is 

 original and the treatment complete. 



Ct. The plates have all been prepared from the drawings 

 of Lilian Medland. 



a. The beautiful coloured plates include hitherto unfigured 

 Australian species, while the drawings are amongst the finest 

 that have yet appeared in a handbook and are accurate to 

 the minutest detail. 



CE. For the convenience of Subscribers each volume can be 

 ordered separately, and information will be sent to Subscribers 

 as further volumes appear. 



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