PREFACE. 



I may truly say that the pleasure of addressing my subscribers, and 

 giving as it were an account of the stewardship with which they 

 have entrusted me, increases with each return of the season when 

 this becomes a necessary task. 



I have every reason to be satisfied with the progress the ' Zoologist' 

 has made in every way. The circulation has continued to increase 

 throughout the year, and the average monthly sale of 1846 has 

 exceeded, by more than one hundred, the average monthly sale 

 of 1845, and not only does the average number increase, but the 

 ratio of increase is greater than at any previous time. 



It is with great interest that I watch the success attending the 

 ' Zoologist ' in our large towns : in Manchester the sale has in- 

 creased fourfold, in Bristol it has been doubled, and in Liverpool 

 and Birmingham it has advanced, although not so rapidly : Man- 

 chester has long been famous for taking an honourable lead in 

 support of every branch of the arts and sciences, and it is gra- 

 tifying to observe her support of the ( Zoologist,' affording an 

 additional proof of this highly meritorious spirit. 



The sister publication, the c Phytologist,' has long occupied the 

 same ground in the Vegetable, as the ' Zoologist ' in the Animal 



