x PREFACE. 



I must not close without offering my thanks to Mr. 

 Justen (Dulau & Co.) for his cordial co-operation and 

 valued assistance in advice, &c., during the passing of the 

 work through the press. 



In the words of Dr. Jonathan Couch, 'the father of 

 Cornish Zoology,' I will conclude. ' The study of synonyms 

 is at all times a far more difficult and tedious task than 

 the study of the things themselves ; but, tedious as it is, 

 it is necessary to be undergone by all who desire to know 

 what has already been said on the subject.' 



E. C. JELLY. 



RED HILL, 



December 1889. 



