A HISTOKY 



OF 



THE BIRDS OF EUROPE 



(INCLUDING ALL THE SPECIES INHABITING THE WESTERN PAL.E- 

 ARCTIC REGION). 



BY 

 H. E. DRESSER, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c, 



MEMBER OF THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION, OF THE IMPERIAL SOCIETY 



OF NATURALISTS OF MOSCOW, OF THE GERMAN ORNITHOLOGICAL 



SOCIETY, CORR. MEMB. OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF 



NATURAL HISTORY, &C, &C. 



Excepting the General Index and a short Introduction, which wi 

 together form a thin separate volume, the work is now complete an 

 ready for binding. 



It contains nearly 5000 pages of letterpress and more than 600 han> 

 coloured Plates by Joseph Wolf, J. G. Keulemans, and E. Neale, a: 

 forms seven thick quarto volumes, for which titlepages, specially design 

 by Joseph Wolf, are issued. 



The stones being erased and the type distributed, the work is now out 

 print. A few complete copies are, however, still unsold ; and intendi 

 purchasers are requested to apply to the Author direct, at 



THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 11 HANOVER SQUARE, W., 

 or 6 TESTERDEN STREET, HANOVER SQUARE, LONDON, W. 



Price, FIFTY GUINEAS. 



