PROSPECTUS. 



The author has now the pleasure of announcing the completion of his Monograph of the Sun- 

 birds; and, the subscription-list being closed, the price of the work is raised to £15, in accordance 

 with the previous announcements. 



No pains have been spared to make the work as perfect as possible; and the volume 

 consists of five hundred pages and one hundred and twenty-one beautifully coloured plates, 

 and contains figures, descriptions, and synonymy of one hundred and thirty-eight species of 

 Sun-birds. 



The universal commendation which has been bestowed on the plates of Mr. Keulemans has 

 fully justified the confidence which the author placed in that talented artist, who has in every 

 case done justice to his subject. 



The beauty of the plates alone renders the present volume a delightful work for the library 

 or drawing-room, the splendid colours of the Sun-birds being only rivalled by those of the 

 Humming-birds, which they resemble in external appearance. 



The author would recommend his subscribers to get their copies bound by Mr. R. H. Porter. 



All applications for this work should be made to R. H. Porter, 6 Tenterden Street, Hanover 

 Square, W., who has sole charge of the publication. 



Post-Office Orders payable at Vere Street, W. ; and cheques crossed London and County 

 Bank, Hanover-Square Branch. 



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