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Peon Lists OF BRITISH: BIRDS. 
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Lists of the Wild Birds frequenting particular counties or 
districts are now generally acknowledged to be of considerable 
value as contributions towards a complete knowledge of the Birds 
of Great Britain and Ireland. These lists have now become so 
numerous that it is time some attempt were made to compile a 
systematic catalogue or bibliography of them, especially as many 
of them are difficult of access, through their having been pub- 
lished either in the Transactions or Journals of local Societies, 
or in pamphlet form, or are almost unknown, because hidden away 
in old County Histories, local Topographies or Guide-books. 
The following is, I believe, a first attempt in this direction. 
I am, however, self-confident enough to believe that it is 
pretty nearly complete and that little or nothing of any import- 
ance has been overlooked. In any case, it will serve as a basis 
on which to erect, if possible, a more satisfactory structure. 
The system on which I have worked requires a few words 
of explanation. The titles of the works catalogued are arranged 
chronologically under counties, the latter being divided under 
England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The details are entered 
in the following order :—Surname of author, Christian name (in 
parentheses), as much of the title as is necessary for identification, 
the name of the magazine or volume in which the article or list in 
question appeared (if not separately published), place of publi- 
cation, shape, and date, followed in many cases by a few brief 
remarks on the work catalogued. The date of publication has, 
contrary to custom, been placed after the size and shape, for 
convenience of reference. In the case of magazine articles, or of 
lists which form portions only of larger works, the title of the 
magazine or work of which they form part has been given in 
italics, for the sake of distinction. 
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