IV PREFACE. 



appears to him, that the whole number of animals in the 

 Zoological Gardens might, with equal propriety, be enrolled in a 

 British Fauna, with many that are now enumerated in it. 



For our plan of the arrangement of the Catalogue, and the 

 rules we have followed in it, we refer our readers to the preface 

 at the beginning of it. 



The cuts are all executed by Mr. Mark, engraver on wood, 

 Wellington; and, with those exceptions noticed in the letter- 

 press accompanying them, the drawings have been made from 

 specimens in the author's collection. 



The cut on the title-page represents a hybrid bird, between 

 the Cock Pheasant and Grey Hen, in the author's possession, 

 killed near Merrington, Shropshire ; on which a paper, by him, 

 was read before the Zoological Society, and published in the 

 Proceedings for May 12, 1835. 



The brood, of which this bird was one, consisted of five. 

 One fine specimen is in the possession of J. A. Lloyd, Esq. of 

 Leaton Knolls ; three others, together with the old Grey Hen, 

 fell victims to a farmer's gun, and were consequently destined 

 to the table. 



EYTON, March 1, 1836. 



