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possession ; and has undertaken the revision and arrangement of the 

 whole. A very valuable addition to the calendar and observations 

 has been obtained from the kindness of William Markwick, Esq., 

 F.L.S., well known as an accurate observer of nature, whose parallel 

 calendar, kept in the county of Sussex, is given upon the opposite 

 columns. 



" The editor flatters himself that the publication in its present form 

 will prove an acceptable addition to the library of the naturalist ; 

 and will in particular be useful in inspiring young persons, and those 

 who pass their time in retirement, with a taste for the very pleasing 

 branch of knowledge on which it treats. 



"J.W. 



"FLEET STREET, 1802." 



