The Edition consists of 250 Numbered Copies 



The BIRDS of BRITISH GUIANA 



based on the Collection of 



FREDERICK VAVASOUR McCONNELL 



BY CHARLES CHUBB, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 



Zoological Department, Britisa Museum 



With a Preface by Mrs, F. V, McConnell 



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A VETERAN NATURALIST 



BEING THE LIFE AND WORK OF 



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The wide scope and almost universal appeal of this 

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 subjects dealt with therein : — 



The First Pigeon Flight in England ; Use of Carrier-Pigeons for 

 Lightships ; the Discovery of the Cylindrical Origin of the Bee's Cell ; 

 Co-operation with Charles Darwin ; Long connexion with the Field ; 

 Introduction of Anesthetics and Automobiles ; the Introduction of Decimal 

 Coinage in England ; of Balloon Post and " Pigeongrams " ; Axolotis ; 

 Aeroplanes ; Bees ; Cock-fighting ; Mendelism ; Micro-photography ; Okapi ; 

 Pallas's Sand-Grouse ; Pheasants and Game Preserving ; Pigeons ; Poultry ; 

 the Savage Club ; Snakes and Vipers ; Sparrows ; " Wireless " ; Zebras, 



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