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am sure I have ;) and if my Descriptions be such as 

 may be of use not only to myself, but also to others 

 in future Voyages ; and likewise to such readers at home 

 as are desirous of a Plain and Just Account of the true 

 Nature and State of the Things described, than of a 

 Polite and Rhetorical Narrative : I hope all the Defects 

 in my Stile will meet with an easy and ready Pardon." 



To Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace, who has allowed me 

 to inscribe this volume to him as a small token of 

 admiration for the first and greatest of the Naturalists 

 who visited New Guinea, my most sincere thanks are 



due. 



To Mr. W. R. Ogllvie-Grant, Dr. A. C. Haddon, and 

 Mr. Sidney Ray, who have not only assisted me with 

 advice but have contributed the three most valuable 

 articles at the end of this volume, I can only repeat my 

 thanks, which have been expressed elsewhere. 



To my fellow-members of the expedition I would like 

 to wish further voyages in more propitious climates. 



A.F.R.W. 



London, 

 May^ 1 91 2. 



