Parts 7. XII. Ready. 

 COLOURED FIGURES OF THE 



BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS, 



ISSUED BY LORD LILFORD, F.Z.S., &c., 



President of the British Ornithologists' Union. 



" The want of a series qf accurately coloured illustrations of British Birds in a handy 

 form has long been felt. Of the works specially devoted to this subject, that, of Gould is 

 too bulky and too costly to be available to a large number of the lovers of Ornithology ; 

 and Dresser's ' Birds of Europe/ on the other hand, covers a much larger field. The text- 

 books of Macgillivray, Yarrell, and others are unaccompanied by illustrations such as I 

 propose to issue ; I think, therefore, that such illustrations cannot fail to form a useful 

 companion to the recognized text-books on British Birds. 



" The drawings are made, in the first instance, by the best artists, and the plates are 

 coloured lithographs reproduced from these by the best known methods." 



The size of the work is Royal Octavo, and it will be issued in parts of twelve Plates 

 each ; it is calculated that 32 such parts will complete the work, the price of each part 

 being 9s. Qd. As no separate Parts will be sold, Subscribers are expected to continue 

 their Subscription till the work is completed. 



"THE STANDARD OP EXCELLENCE IS FULLY MAINTAINED." IbtS. 



" NOTHING MORE LIFE-LIKE AND ARTISTIC CAN BE IMAGINED." 



MR. BOOTH'S ORIGINAL WORK ON BRITISH BIRDS. 



Forming Three noble Folio Volumes, containing 116 beautiful Coloured 



Plates j Price of the Throe Volumes,unbound, 21 ; 



in half-morocco, gilt tops, 25. 



ROUGH NOTES ON THE BIRDS OBSERVED 



During 25 years' Shooting and Collecting in 



THE BRITISH ISLANDS, 



By E. T. BOOTH. 



With Plates from Drawings by E. NEALE, taken from specimens in the Author's possession. 



A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS, 



WITH COLOUKED ILLUSTKATIONS OF THEIE EGGS. 

 By HENRY SEEBOHM, F.Z.S., &c. 



This fine Work forms Four Volumes ; Three of Text and One of Plates. 

 Price, in Parts, as issued, <6 6s. In half -morocco, gilt tops, 7 7s. 



" The text contains not only a description of each egg, and its varieties, but also a very 

 full account of the life-history of each bird .... If we may conceive the works of Yarrell 

 and Hewitson rolled into one, with corrections, emendations, and important additions, 

 and with woodcuts as well as coloured plates, such a work will be Mr. Seebohm's when 

 completed." Zoologist. 



" To those who imagine that British Ornithology is worked out and there is nothing 

 left to do in this well-worn field, we commend the study of the present book, as presenting 

 us with a delightfully fresh view of an old and familiar subject .... We must regret 

 that we have not space to give extracts from the many charming accounts of the habits 

 of our English birds of prey, which have certainly not been surpassed by any modern 

 writer." Mature. 



R. H. PORTER, 18 PRINCES STREET, CAVENDISH SQ., W. 



