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EXTINCT ANIMALS 



Prof. E. RAY LANKESTER, F.R.S. 



h a Portrait of the Author, and 218 ot 

 Illustrations 



Demy 8vo. Price 7s. 6d. net 



DESCRIPTIVE NOTE. 



THE author gives us here a reep at the wonderful 

 history of the kinds of animals which no longer 

 exist on the surface of the globe in a living state, 

 though once they flourished and held their own. 

 Young and old readers will alike enjoy Prof. Lan- 

 kester's interesting narrative of these strange 

 creatures, some of which became extinct millions 

 of years ago, others within our own memory. The 

 author's account of the finding of their extant 

 remains, their probable habits and functions of 

 life, and their places in the world's long history, 

 is illustrated profusely from point to point, adding 

 greatly to the entertainment of the story. 



Nnttire: "... We give the book a hearty welcome, feel- 

 ing sure that its perusal will draw many young recruits to the 

 army of naturalists, and many readers to its pages." 



The Times: " There has been published no book on this 

 subject combining so successfully the virtues of accuracy and 

 attractiveness . . . Dr. Lankester's methods as an expositor 

 are well known, but ihey have never been more pleasantly 

 exemplified than in the present book." 



The Atlienceutn: "Examples of Extinct Animals and 

 their living representatives Professor Lankester has described 

 with a masterly hand in these present pages." 



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