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which could be procured : but, having myfelf ab- 

 jured all future publications, referred him for that 

 labor to any gentlemen willing and able to do juf- 

 tice to the performance. I took the liberty of 

 pointing out three friends, of indifputable abilities, 

 and of whofe kind fervices I had long and ufeful 

 experience. 



Dr. AiKiN, of Yarmouth^ in Norfolk^ with great 

 chearfulnefs undertook the tranflations : Mr. John 

 Latham, of Dartford^ Kejtt, juftly celebrated for 

 extending the ftudy of Ornithology far beyond 

 any naturalift of our days ; and the Rev. Mr. 

 Hugh Davies, redlor oi Aber^ in Caernarvonpire^ 

 underwent the tafk of arranging the very numerous 

 fubjedls of the Indian Faunula. The more la- 

 borious part, relative to the Infe£ls, fell to the fhare 

 of Mr. Latham : the reft to that of Mr. Davies. 

 A more complete enumeration was never formed, 

 confidering the extent of the country ; and the; ma- 

 terials imported into our iflands. Science has of 

 late years found its way into our moft diftant pof- 

 feffions ; an4 we gather its fruits : the Fau77ula 



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