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SPORTING SKETCHES IN SOUTH AMERICA. 



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THE OENITHOLOGY 



OF THE 



STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR. 



BY 



LiETJT.-CoLONEL L. HOWARD L. IRBY, F.L.S., 



LATE SEVENTY-FOURTH HIGHLANDERS. 



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