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unnecessary to include that part relative to 

 the antiquities, and their place was supplied 

 by The Naturalist's Calendar, and Miscel- 

 laneous Observations, which had originally 

 been published in a small volume after the 

 Author's death. These, with some papers on 

 different subjects connected with natural his- 

 tory, and published in various Transactions of 

 learned societies, with some Poems, which 

 were most probably written for amusement, 

 and without any intention of publication, are 

 all of his writings that have ever been printed. 

 This Edition is confined to the Natural History 

 of Selborne alone, including extracts from the 

 Author's Miscellaneous Observations, which 

 are occasionally introduced as notes, and to 

 which the present Editor has subjoined such 

 additional memoranda, as modern discoveries 

 and the advanced state of knowledge rendered 

 necessary. 



As a naturalist, Mr. White ranked very 

 high ; and we consequently find him in cor- 

 respondence with many of the most eminent 

 scientific characters of that period, and often 

 consulted on subjects connected with the 



