The 

 American Natural History 



By V/. T. HORNADAY 



<* It is safe to predict for this lavishly illustrated work wide 

 and enduring popularity; there is so human a note in it, it is so 

 markedly well designed to attract and hold the attention of older 

 as well as younger readers." — New York Evening Mail. 



"The manner of treatment throughout is not merely interest- 

 ing, it is exceedingly witty and uniformly readable. 

 It would seem that every effort had been made by the author to 

 secure accuracy and modernity of treatment, and his book is 

 altogether one to be prized on every account." — The Dial. 



"It is a work of dignity and importance, of large size, 

 profusely illustrated and written with intent to appeal to the 

 average reader who is interested in animals." — Brooklyn Eagle. 



" It is a veritable treasure house of animal, bird, and fish lore, 

 and must become a standard work with educators and students 

 as well as with the general public." — Rochester Democrat. 



** A most satisfactory book from every point of view." 



— The Review of Reviews. 



"It is just such a book of reference as should be in every 

 library, and its possession would be a great boon to wide-awake 

 boys and girls." — The Congregationalist. 



" Professor Hornaday's style is nothing if not gracious and 

 enlivening. He is the reverse of pedantic, and he apparently 

 has striven to make the work as readable to the popular mind as 

 it is exact to the scientific." — Boston "Transcript. 



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