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5W? 

 PREFACE. 



THE PRESENT VOLUME is composed of a selection of 

 original articles on practical Natural History, which 

 have been contributed from time to time to various 

 periodicals, and are republished by the kind permis- 

 sion of the proprietors. 



From London Society are taken ' A January Day 

 at Kegent's Park,' c The Children of the New Forest,' 

 ' Turkey and Oysters,' and ' Our Eiver Harvests.' ' The 

 Home of a Naturalist ' is from the Cornhill Magazine, 

 and ' A Summer Walk through an English Lane ' 

 and ' The Repose of Nature ' are from the St. James's 

 Magazine. Five essays were written in the Dark 

 Blue, namely, ' A Sand Quarry in Winter,' ' Under the 

 Bark,' 'Mrs. Coates's Bath,' 'A Blackberry Bush in 

 Autumn,' and ' De Monstris.' The articles on the 



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