Crown 8vo, Cloth Elegant, Price 53. net. 



BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES 



DRAWN AND DESCRIBED BY JOHN DUNCAN. 



This volume contains about 400 drawings of birds 

 by John Duncan, naturalist and artist. The drawings 

 are accompanied by a concise description of each bird. 



Mr. Chas. Dixon, in the Introduction to this work, 

 says: "Just a century ago, British naturalists and the 

 British public were captivated by the first volume of 

 Bewick's classic History of British Birds a work, com- 

 pleted by the issue of the second volume seven years later, 

 that gave more or less accurate pictures of all the species, 

 and one that has retained a high place in the affections of 

 ornithologists and artistic people generally down to the 

 present time. To a certain extent, Mr. Duncan's volume 

 very closely resembles the immortal engraver on wood; 

 and in some respects, as those who have the pleasure of 

 inspecting his remarkable series of drawings will find for 

 themselves, it is superior. The present book, so far as 

 British birds are concerned, is practically unique. For the 

 first time, an up-to-date manual, containing an accurate 

 and artistic picture of every species, is placed within the 

 reach of the multitude by reason of its very modest price." 



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