AUTHOR'S PREFACE. 



The present work is the second of the series of Manuals 

 of the Yertebrata of India. The greater portion of it 

 has been printed for above a twelvemonth, but the 

 publication was delayed in the hopes of getting some 

 additional information to be inserted in the Appendix. 



The author trusts that the present Manual will be 

 found equally useful as that on the Birds of India, and 

 he knows that many sportsmen and observers have 

 been anxiously awaiting its appearance. He has been 

 able to give considerable information on the habitat 

 and geographical distribution of many of the animals, 

 which was previously but little known. The portion 

 of the work on the Micro-Mammalia of India is still 

 confessedly very imperfect, and contributions of good 

 specimens (in spirits) of Bats, Shrews, Rats, and Mice, 

 from all parts of the country, but especially from the 

 hills, sent either to the Museum at Calcutta, or to the 

 British Museum, will be highly acceptable. 



