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juvenile audience, and the book is therefore in such a form as to be most 

 suitable for young- readers. On the other hand, those of more mature years 

 will find it a most facinating- narrative of the strange animals once inhabit- 

 ing- the g-lobe. Not only does Dr. Lankester refer to those strange beasts 

 which were ' dead and turned to clay ' countless ag^es ago, but he also 



Skeleton of large-paddled Ichthyosaurus preserved in Liassic rock. 



Drawing to shew the probable appearance of an Ichthyosaurus swimming beneath 

 the surface of the sea. 



describes those which have become extinct within historic times, some of 

 which owe their extinction entirely to the efforts of civilised human beings ! 

 The Author's position as director of the Natural History Museum has 

 enabled him to illustrate his remarks by a number of photographs and 

 sketches taken from the magnificent series of specimens in the national 

 collection. Of these there are over 200, two of which we are kindly permitted 

 to reproduce. They may be taken as fair samples of the other illustrations 

 in the book — some are better, others are not so good. The book is printed 

 with large type, and in other ways bears evidence of its suitability as a 

 present for a 3'oung naturalist. 



1J06 Februiry i. 



