PREFACE 
In this little work the object has 
been to give a general description of 
the birds of the Samoan Islands, with 
the Native, English and Scientific 
names. 
1 desire to acknowledge with 
thanks the valuable assistance 
rendered in a number of species by 
Julius Henniger; also to Lydkker’s 
Royal Natural History. which work 
has been largely followed in the 
classification etc. 
M. M. 
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