ADVERTISEMENT. 



At the conclufion of a Work which has been pub^ 

 liflied in a progreflive manner, and either in the form 

 of Monthly Numbers or Annual Volumes has already 

 paffed the; ordeal of public criticifm, the Author can have 

 little to advance in favour of thedefign, or the manner in 

 which it has been executed. His chief obje6l was to 

 illuftrate the fcience of Ilntomology on a more extenlivc 

 fcale than had been previoufly attempted in this Country, 

 and he trufts, ujDon the whole, his endeavours in this 

 refpe6l have not been fruitlefs. 



As a general Hiftory of the Infe6l Produdions of Great 

 Britain, it is prefumed this Work will be found fufficiently 

 copious and inftru6live ; for though the Author has pur-, 

 pofely avoided entering too deeply amongft the minuti^ 

 of the Infed race, he has been careful to include what- 

 ever is interefting. The feledion of Papiliones or Butter- 

 flies is extremely ample, as well as that of the Sphinges 



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