“FAMILY OF “ SWALLOWS. 
By R. BOWDLER SHARPE and CLAUDE W. WYATT, 
The object of the present work will be to give a complete account of the — 
Hirundinide or Swauuows, one of the most interesting families of Birds» The — 
' Letterpress will be supplied by Mr. R. Bownier SHARPE, while the Plates will — 
be drawn and lithographed by Mr. Craupe W. Wyarv, whose travels in various 
parts of the world haye enabled him to give, in most instances, a characteristic 
poe of the home’ of each species. Besides’ this feature, which the authors / 
elieve to be an entirely novel one, coloured maps will be published illustrating —~ 
the ranges and migrations of every species of Swallow. With the exception of 
these improvements, the present } Monograph will be uniform with Mr, Sharpe’s 
‘Monograph of the Kingfishers,’ Marshall’s ‘ Monograph of the Seansorial Barbets,’ 
and other works of a similar character. 
The work will be issued i in Parts at 103s. 6d. each. Hach part will contain Six 
Plates with the accompanying letterpress. The Authors hope to issue four or five’ 
_ Parts in the year, the Plates being all drawn and a large number already coloured. 
_ «The work will be complete in 17 or 18 Parts, and Part I. will be issued shortly. 
Prospectus and specimen ‘plate sent on application, and Subscribers’ names 
> Gor the entire work) will be received by the Aces niet 
aa Now Reavy, Parr XIX., to be inated in 25 Parts, forming 5 volumes 
impl. folio, 
- Gould’s Birds of New Guinea 
AND THE ADJACENT PAPUAN ISLANDS. 
r This work is universally admired, and has met with unprecedented success. It } 
© eontains all the beautiful Paradise Bir ds,.Pittas, Parrots, and Kingfishers, &c., &e., 
‘and many other charming specimens which the collectors haye brought to light. } 
' Every plate is beautifully coloured by hand, and the text is being written - by 
. Mr. Bowpier SuArpx (of the Natural History Department, British Museum), whose > 
“name is a sufficient guarantee that the work will be carefully edited. Many VOR, 
fine specimens still remain to be figured. : 
Owing to the recent demand for this work, only a very limited number of 
tS copies now remain for disposal. Messrs. H. 8. d& Co. would therefore respectfully | 4 
' > urge those wishing to become aes to do so without delay. 
ah 
A few copies bide a still prt of the following :— 
Gould's Birds of Great Britain, 
25 parts, forming 5 vols. impl. folio. 
- Gould's s Family of Humming — 
25 parts, fgets 5 vols. ous folio. 
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