he was himself indebted for help. In this connection it gives 

 me pleasure to name Mr. Charles H. Brown, to whom my 

 thanks are due for undertaking the chapters upon the Shells, 

 the Zoophytes, and the Foraminifera ; and Mr. Leo Grindon, 

 who has dealt with the Botany, and supervised the Natural 

 History in general. 



Mr. Baxendell, the well-known meteorologist, has kindly 

 supplied me with some Tables, which present, in the clearest 

 manner, the results of the records daily made at the Ob- 

 servatory in Hesketh Park, extending over a period of 

 eleven years. These Tables have not before been published 

 in the present form, and are a distinct and valuable feature 

 of the volume. 



To Dr. Vernon, our valued Sanitary Medical Officer, my 

 thanks are also due for placing at my disposal information 

 which he had collected for independent purposes. 



E. D. McN. 



SOUTHPORT, 



AUGUST, 1883. 



