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TO HIS MOST CHRISTIAN MAJESTY, 



KING OF THE FRENCH, 



Whom as a Private Gentleman, exiled by despotism 

 from his native country, enjoyed that respect which the 

 dignity of virtue can alone ensure ; whom, as a Prince, 

 descended from a race of Kings, gained the affections of a 

 Avhole people; — as the King of a great and intellectual 

 nation, enjoys the love and veneration of the wise and 

 the good; and as a true Patron of Science, munifi- 

 cently encourages, both privately and publicly, all who 

 are engaged in its pursuit, 



THIS VOLUME 



OF 



ZOOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATIONS, 

 I0 tfftiicatrlr, 



WITH SENTIMENTS OF THE HIGHEST ADMIRATION 

 AND OF THE GREATEST RESPECT, 



BY THE AITHOR. 



