The favourable reception accorded to 

 Zoological Recreations^ and to these pages when 

 they appeared in Eraser's Magazine^ has induced 

 the Author to consent to the publication of his 

 Notes in their present form.* 



L oradmi, — Deceraberr, 1851. 



* The datea at the end of the Chapters indicate the time of 

 their appearance in the ilagazine. 



