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PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. 



IN sending forth a second edition of his Orni- 

 thological Rambles, the author has not thought 

 it necessary to make any essential alterations in 

 the body of the work, but the interval which has 

 elapsed has afforded him opportunities of adding 

 notices of a few rare birds which had not bee 

 previously included. These will be found in their 

 proper places in the Catalogue. 



The call for a new edition of a book which 

 may be said to be in a great measure of a 

 local character within a few months after its 

 first appearance is a very gratifying token of 

 approbation, and the author is almost tempted 



