Iinpoptant Notice. 



SUBSCRIPTION LIST CLOSES JUNE 30. 



THE 



BIRDS 



OF 



AUSTRALIA 



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



A complete work, compiled (rom all published sources and from the author's own 

 obserfatient, togctbcr with those of a large number of ficid-naturallsts iu all parts 



«l Australia. 



WITH HAND-COLOURED PLATES 



Drawn by H. CRdNVOLO. J. G. KEULEMANS, C. E. LODGE. a>a othar 

 waU-lcBowm ArliaU. 



Issued in TWO GUINEA PARTS 



AT LEAST FOUR OF WHICH APPEAR EACH YEAR. 



The work is strictly limited to 



260 NUMBERED COPIES, 



over 200 of which have been already taken up. 



Tliose who desire to secure a set of the 

 work (which will consist of about twelv e 

 volumes) should place their orders immedi- 

 ately, as no new subscribers will be accepted 

 after June 30 in the British Isles. 



In no case will more than 260 copies be 

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