

ADVERTISEMENT. 



X HE present short course of Lectures is by no 

 means intended as a deeply scientific and ela- 

 borate series of zoological disquisitions, but may 

 rather be termed, in the words of Sir Kenelm 

 Digby, " a familiar discourse with Lady- Audi- 

 tors." The general tenor of the explanations is 

 purposely conducted with as little appearance of 

 the parade of technical terms as possible ; and the 

 reader must not expect to find any long disserta- 

 tions relative to the nature of animal life, any very 

 minute observations relative to the classification 

 of the animal kingdom, and still less any quota- 

 tions from Aristotle in order to prove that " a man 

 hath ten toes * j" but the whole is merely intend 



* Grew, Mus. Reg. Soe. 



