BIRDS 



VOLUME IX. 

 By A. H. EVANS, M.A 



IBIS. "Mr. Evans has produced a book full of concentrated essence of informa- 

 tion on birds, especially as regards their outer structure and habits, and one that 

 we can cordially recommend as a work of reference to all students of ornithology." 



NATURE NOTES." We venture to predict that, of the ten volumes of which 

 this excellent series is planned to consist, none will secure a wider popularity than 

 Mr. Evans's treatise on birds. Strange as it may appear, among the many books 

 on birds that have appeared of late years, we do not recall any that covers the same 

 ground. . . . We are grateful to the author for the mine of valuable information 

 which he has crowded between his two covers." 



SCIENCE GOSSIP. "General readers will find this work most useful in 

 obtaining a proper understanding of birds, and will be assisted by the effective 

 diagram of a hawk in the introduction, showing the recognised names of every part 

 of the exterior appearance. The expressions used in naming the various portions 

 are fully explained on the adjoining page. As we have already said, the illustra- 

 tions are admirable. The book is a useful addition to any library, as it treats of 

 nearly every known kind of bird throughout the world." 



SATURDAY REVIEW. " The expert and the novice alike must be at once 

 delighted by the accuracy and the beauty of the illustrations. ... It is astonish- 

 ing to note the mass of information the author has been able to bring together. . . . 

 With a little practice any observant person would soon learn by the help of this 

 volume to track down any bird very nearly to its ultimate place in classification." 



MAMMALIA r 



VOLUME X. 

 By FRANK EVERS BEDDARD, M.A., F.R.S. 



NATURE. "Cannot fail to be of very high value to all students of the 

 Mammalia, especially from the standpoints of morphology and palaeontology." 



ATHEN^UM. "Mr. Beddard has produced a volume equal in interest and 

 value to the others in the Cambridge series." 



LAND AND WATER. "A notable book, the result of long study, patient 

 labour, sound reasoning, and careful selection, for which we are deeply indebted to 

 the author." 



DAILY NEWS." A volume which, for the interest of its contents and for its 

 style and method of treatment, is not only worthy of its predecessors, but may be 

 regarded as one of the most successful of a brilliant series." 



KNOWLEDGE. "In this volume Mr. Beddard has undoubtedly made an 

 important contribution to the history of mammals, his text-book being the only one 

 which can be said to be up to date and to contain notices of the many important 

 types both recent and fossil discovered during the last few years." 



FIELD." Its utility to the working zoological student can hardly be overrated. 

 It is exceedingly well illustrated." 



LONDON: MACMILLAN AND CO, LTD. 



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