A HISTORY OF BRITISH REPTILES. 



BY THOMAS BELL, F.R.S., F.L.S., V.P.Z.S. 



PROFESSOR OF ZOOLOGY IN KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON. 



The Reptiles of this country, although few in number, are not devoid 

 of considerable interest ; their habits are popularly much misunderstood, 

 and several innocent and useful species are shunned and destroyed, 

 from a mistaken notion that they are directly or indirectly noxious to 

 man. The elucidation of their habits, the distinctive description of the 

 species, their geographical distribution, and the history of the trans- 

 formation of all the amphibious forms, are amongst the subjects discussed. 



In addition to a figure of each species, and of some of the most im- 

 portant varieties, the Illustrations comprise many of structure, develope- 

 ment, and transformation. 



In one volume 8vo, of 166 pages, and containing above 40 illustra- 

 tions, price 8s. 6d. demy 8vo, 17^. royal 8vo, or 1/. 5s. 6d. imperial Svo. 



A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS, 



BY WILLIAM YARRELL, F.L.S., V.P.Z.S. 



The first volume is now before the public ; and, so far as the work 

 has proceeded, the publisher refers to it with pleasure, as a fulfilment 

 of the promises made in the original prospectus. This volume of the 

 History contains descriptions of 105 species, their synonymes, generic 

 and specific characters, geographical range, habits, food, nidification, 

 sometimes with nests, eggs, and other interesting particulars. The 

 illustrations include one representation of each species, and frequently, 

 of male and female : the distinctive difference between the young 

 and adult bird is sometimes given in a third figure, and, occasionally, 

 the variation from summer to winter plumage is shown. Other illus- 

 trations, comprising modes of capture, anatomical distinctions, or the 

 most interesting features of internal or external structure, are introduced 

 the more fully to illustrate the descriptions. 



Price of the volume '28s. demy Svo, or in parts, published each alternate 

 month, 25. 6d. A limited number is also printed on royal Svo, price 5^. 

 each part, and fifty only on imperial Svo. The latter will not be 

 delivered until the work is complete. 



DR. AIKIN'S CALENDAR OF NATURE; 



OR, 



NATURAL HISTORY OF EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR ; 



WITH A FEW ADDITIONS TO THE TEXT, BY A FELLOW OF THE LINNiEAN AND 

 ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETIES. 



With eighteen designs. Price 2s. 6d. cloth lettered. 



" CATTERMOLE'S ILLUSTRATED EDITION" SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY EXPRESSED IN 

 ORDERING THIS LITTLE VOLUME. 



A GEOGRAPHICAL AND COMPARATIVE LIST OF 



THE BIRDS OF EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA. 



BY CHARLES LUCIAN BONAPARTE, 



PRINCE OF MUSIGNANO. 



8vo, OS. cloth. 



