preface: 



TO THE FIRST EDITION. 



This Guide to the General Series of Specimens in the Bird 

 Gallery has been prepared by Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant, 

 Assistant in the Zoological Department. He has also carried 

 out the arrangement of the Bird Gallery in its present form. 

 The visitor should notice that at the side of each recess in the 

 gallery the common names of the kinds of birds there exhibited 

 are di&played in large capitals, whilst a label is placed on the 

 giitss front of each case showing the common name of any 

 specially interesting or well-known bird which is near the 

 label. Further, every specimen has now attached to its 

 stand, not only its name but a number which is a reference 

 number for the Guide. 



E. RAY LANKESTER. 



March 16th, 1905. 



In view of the increased cost of printing, it has been thought 

 desirable to suspend the publication of the complete:Giiide to 

 the Gallery of Birds. This consisted of Parts I. and II. 



