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MR. GOULD'S WORKS, continued. 



(Comprising 182 (Coloured 



WITH COPIOUS DESCRIPTIONS. 

 COMPLETE IN THREE VOLUMES IMPERIAL FOLIO. 



Newly bound in Half Morocco extra, gilt edges, 42, 

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The Author's visit to Australia had enabled him to procure so much valuable information 

 respecting the habits and economy, and many new species, of the singular and interesting 

 MAMMALIA of that country, that he determined on publishing a Work on the subject. 



" In this Work, the animals themselves are not only figured, but portraits of them from life 

 are delineated, of which we cannot but notice one of Landseerian vigour the physiognomy of the 

 Ta^manian Wolf. In the publication of such a Work Mr. GOULD confesses that he has departed 

 from his original purpose of confining himself wholly to Ornithology, and owns that, with such 

 profusion of materials at his command, he was tempted to overstep his self-assigned limits. The 

 scientific world ought to be grateful to him for having yielded to a temptation which, contrary to the 

 normal rule, is productive of good." Times. 



A SYNOPSIS 



OF THE 



IBIIRIDS OIE" 1 



AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS. 



Containing 73 Coloured Plates, with Copious Descriptions. 



ONE VOLUME IMPERIAL OCTAVO. 



Newly bound in Half Morocco, gilt edges, Price 5, 

 or in Whole Morocco extra, gilt edges, 6. 6s. 



" The object of the present publication (says the Author), is in the first instance to make 

 known and record in an eligible form the vast accessions which Science has latterly acquired from 

 this portion of the globe ; and in order to render it of real value and utility to the men of Science 

 of all countries, he has given, besides a Latin and English description, measurements, synonyms, 

 etc., a figuie of the head of the natural size of every species, a feature not to be found in preceding 

 Works of a similar nature, and by which each bird may at once be distinguished, hitherto a matter 

 of some difficulty, particularly in those that are nearly allied." 



THIS WORK (even more than the "HANDBOOK") SHOULD BE IN THE HANDS OK EVERY 

 AUSTRALIAN COLONIST who cares for the Natural History of his country, as the Descriptions and 

 Illustrations enable him to identify with ease the various Birds he may come across in his out- 

 of-door life. 



A HANDBOOK to the BIRDS of AUSTRALIA 



Two Volumes Imperial Octavo, Cloth, Price 2. 10s. 



The Author says that since the publication of his " folio work on 'The Birds of Australia,' many 

 new species have been discovered, and much additional information acquired respecting those 

 comprised therein ; it therefore appeared to him that a careful resume of the entire subject in an 

 octavo form, without plates, would be useful to the possessor of the folio edition, as well as to 

 the many peisons in Australia who are now turning their attention to the Ornithology of the 

 country in which they are resident." 



" The two volumes (he also says) contain a considerable amount of interesting information 

 and descriptions of many species not in the folio edition." 



