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they are worth, in the hope that they may 

 prove suggestive and that those possessing 

 scientific knowledge may give their attention 

 to the proposition set forth, and perhaps follow 

 up my theory on more systematic Knes. 



However, putting aside the scientific aspect 

 of the case, I have every hope that these 

 essays on Natural History, written in a popular 

 form, win prove acceptable to all those who 

 take an interest in the doings and wonderful 

 achievements of creatures of the Animal 

 Kingdom. 



C. B. N. 



