ADVERTISEMENT 



OF 



THE EDITOR. 



xN the republication of the British Zo- 

 ology^ the Editor assumes little merit be- 

 yond that of a faithful transcriber, and a 

 not unindustrious compiler. In the latter 

 capacity he has to acknowlege his obli- 

 gations to the labors of Dr. Latham, Mr. 

 Montagu, Dr. Shaw, and of the various 

 contributors to the valuable volumes of 

 the Linncean and JVernerian Societies : the 

 sources from v;hich he borrov/ed informa- 

 tion have never been concealed. He has, 

 moreover, the grateful task of expressing 

 what is due for assistance from his friends ; 

 at the head of whom he is proud to place 

 the name of Dr. Latham, who kindly re- 

 vised the ornithological portion of the 



