A few Opinions expressed by Subscribers on Part f. 



" Mr. Poyntixg's egg-pictures are by far the best since Hewitson." — Lord Lilford 

 (President of the British Ornithologists' Union). 



" Mr. Poynting's plates are, without exception, the very best of any that have 

 hitherto been published here or on the Continent on oology, and I most sincerely 

 wish him success, and trust that he may continue the work until he has made it a 

 complete work on British Oology." — H. E. Dresser (Author of the ' Birds of 

 Europe,' &c., &c.). 



" Can appreciate the great success in these beautiful figures." — (Rev.) Murr.\t 

 A. Matuevv (part Author of the ' Birds of Devon ' and Author of the ' Birds of 

 Pembrokeshire '). 



" Out and out the finest work I ever hoped to see; it is simply perfect." — 

 II. Bendelack Hewetson (F.L.S., F.Z.S., M.R.C.S., President of the Leeds 

 Naturalists' Club and Scientific Association). 



" I am charmed with what you sent me this morning." — H. S. Davenport. 



" I think the plates are splendid." — F. II. Baecl.\t. 



" The finest illustrations of eggs I have yet seen," — A. Macomb Cuance. 



" These illustrations are the best — out and out — that have appeared as part 

 of a series." — J. A. Harvie-Bbown (part Author of 'The Vertebrate Fauna of 

 Scotland ' Series). 



" Having become a subscriber to your most beautiful book of eggs of the 

 LimicolcE, I venture to write and urge you to continue your splendid drawings of 



eggs and to take in the whole of the British Birds' eggs Looking at 



your drawings gives me, I think, as much pleasure as having the eggs before 

 me." . . . . — Arthur Nevvall (to the Author). 



" I tliink the illustrations of the eggs of the Lhnicol(e are the best I have 

 seen of the kind, and could not be surpassed." — II. Jones (Major). 



