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characters, I have judged it more proper to place it at the heels 

 of the Genus it feemed to have moft relation to, rather than to 

 then the memory by creating a new one. 



It may not be amifs here to mention, that having ftill much 

 matter remaining in manufcript, not only in addition to what has 

 already been published, but alfo belonging to the prefent fheets, 

 which came too late to be brought into the proper place, it will 

 occafion me hereafter to publifh fuch remainder by way of Ap- 

 pendix, as foon as a proper addition of materials, which I have 

 now in view before me, mall have accrued, fufficient in confe- 

 quence, as well as in quantity, to merit attention. This, however, 

 will require feme time ; but care fliall be taken that no unnecef- 

 fary delay mail be made in bringing to view what further I have 

 to add on the fubject. 



Having faid thus much, nothing will remain but to conclude 

 with my moft grateful thanks for the favours of the Friends who 

 have aflifted me in my purfuits, and of the Public in general who. 

 have encouraged them — content, myfelf, with having made fome 

 fmall addition to the labours of former times, not without the 

 hopes of being found worth the notice of future writers in this 

 branch of Natural Hijlory, when the author of the prefent work 

 fhall be no more. 



M%Z"vh- J° HN LA THAM. 



BIRDS- 



