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is the endeavour to be accurate, concerning which I cannot quote a finer 

 saying than that of the late Mrs. Bury PalUser, an authoress of no mean 

 merit — " It is better to raise doubt than to sow error." 



I must now conclude by expressing my best thanks to the Subscribers 

 and readers of the ' Ornithological Miscellany,' to its very able Contributors, 

 and to all those skilled persons whose professional labours have aided me in 

 my course. The work comes to an end in consequence of ill health ; and 

 I confess to a pang of regret as I write this last word. 



GEORGE DAWSON ROWLEY. 



Chichester House, Brighton, 

 March 7th, 1878. 



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