TO 
HERBRAND ARTHUR RUSSELL, XI. DuxKe or Beprorp, K.G., 
PRESIDENT OF THE RoyaAL ZooLoGicaL SocieTy oF ENGLAND, 
WHO HAS DONE SO MUCH TO PROMOTE THE 
ACCLIMATIZATION OF FOREIGN WATERFOWL, 
TH1is MANUAL ON THE SWIMMING BirDs 
IS INSCRIBED BY 
THE AUTHOR. 
