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WILL FOLLOW 



"BIRDS." 



E were not able to make this announcement in 

 January, but we are ready now. We thank 

 our many friends who have written and visited 

 us, uro-ing this. Arrangements have been perfected by 

 which we shall be able to portray the animals of North 

 America. It was hoped that we might get these out as a 

 work separate from Birds, but the phenomenal success of 

 the magazine has kept all our forces so fully engaged that 

 a separate work is not practicable without disappointing 

 too many of our subscribers, sb we have decided to make 

 the last half of the year 1898 a solid book of animals. 

 All the varieties cannot be pictured in six months, but by 

 combining the smaller ones in groups, we shall be able to 

 show the representative animals of the country. 



To those of our subscribers who prefer not to receive 

 the numbers containing animals, we will, upon receipt of 

 postal requesting it, discontinue for six months, and extend 

 their subscription for Birds for six months. 



From inquiries already made, we believe every sub- 

 scriber, even those directly interested in Ornithdlog}', will 

 wish to receive Animals regularly as it appears month by 

 month. 



Nature Study Publishing Co^ 



CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 



