Introduction xi 



noiii. fictiiin altot^ether fictitious name 



nom. ineptuui nonsense tiame 



olivi formerly 



/. id. the same page 



post after 



poster. edit. was issued later 



q. V. sp. which see for species 



rectius more correctly 



sine typo type not given 



vero propiits nearer the truth (differs from 



ine jiidice in that others are 

 concerned in the opinion) 



V. et. {vide etiain) see also 



There now remains the pleasant duty of thanking those who have 

 so cordially given me assistance and helped to bring the work to an 

 issue. Among those to whom I offer especial thanks are : — Agnes Arber, 

 Chr. AurivilHus, F. A. Bather, George Bethell, Antonio Bezzi, G. A. 

 Boulenger, W. H. Broadbent, W. T. Calman, C. F. Chatwin, Chas. 

 Chubb, W. S. Churms, C. Forster Cooper, W. H. Dail, Bashford Dean, 

 Edw. Degen, J. H. Durrant, H. W. England, C. E. Fagan, C. H. 

 Fernald, Hans Gadow, F. Du Cane Godman, P. T. Goldsack, E. S. 

 Goodrich, J. W. Gregory, G. K. Gude, C. F. T. Hadrill, Ant. Hand- 

 lirsch, N. Bishop Harman, Sir S. F. Harmer, Ernst Hartert, Walter 

 Horn, W. E. Hoyle, Tom Iredale, B. D. Jackson, J. W. Jackson, 

 A. S. Kennard, H. O. Lange, R. T. Leipe.r, Gregory Mathews, J. S. 

 Palmer, Hubert Powell, L. B. Prout, Mary J. Rathbun, A. Reynell, 

 S. H. Reynolds, C. W. Richmond, Lord Rothschild, Jean Roux, 

 Count Salvadori, Sigmund Schenkling, W. L. Sclater, T. Sheppard, 

 Sir A. E. Shipley, F. D. Sladen, T. R. R. Stebbing, Witmer Stone, 

 E. R. Sykes, W. M. Tattersall, O. Thomas, J. R. le B. TomHn, the 

 late Lord Walsingham, D. M. S. Watson, Thomas WeHs, Jules Welsch, 

 W. H. Wickes, T. H. Withers, A. Smith Woodward, B. B. Wood- 

 ward, Henry Woodward, and in a general way the Librarians of the 

 many Libraries that have so wiUingly afforded me their advice and 

 assistance. 



There are two persons whose help has been so great that without 

 it this work could never have been carried to its successful issue, my 

 Mother, and G. W. Barber ; I am deeply sensible of their sympathies. 



I am greatly indebted to T. H. Withers, who has kindly read my 

 proofs for typographical errors. 



Finally I would Hke to add that with the exception of about 5000 

 entries made for me by various friends abroad every entry has been 

 recorded from the original, arranged, sorted, checked, and passed for 



