si PREFACE 
the NATURAL HISTORY of the Quadru- 
deds and Birds of GREAT-BRITAIN and 
IRELAND. This compilation had its pecu- 
liar difficulties; but the labor of travelling thro’ 
a dry arrangement of the fubje@, was very 
frequently alleviated by the beautiful fpecimens 
we met with in our progrefs: befides, we own 
with pleafure that we have been greatly aided 
by the lovers of natural hiftory, who fince the 
appearance of the firft edition have contributed 
to enrich the prefent with feveral valuable ob- 
fervations; by collecting and digefting thefe 
materials, we have not only rendered the work 
more complete, butare alfo encouraged totrace 
the Briti/h Zoology thro’ {ome of the remaining 
claffes, with all poflible fpeed. : 
Let therefore every merit that may appear 
in the prefent edition, and every error that 
may have been fupprefled from the former, 
be attributed to the kind informations we have 
received from our learned and ingenious 
friends; among whom we are ambitious of 
naming, the honourable Mr. Dames Barring- 
ton, William Confiable, efq; ‘fofeph Banks, efqs 
Benjamin Stillingfleet, efq; the Reverend Doc- 
tor William Borlafe, Thomas Falconer, efq; of 
Chefter, Thomas Tofield of Yorkfhire, eq; Mr. 
Phymly of Longnor, Shropfhire, Mr. Thomas 
Bolton, of Worlyclouh, York/hire, the Reverend 
Mr. Farrington of Dynas, Caernarvonfbire, 
Owen Holland, e{q; of Conway, Henry Seymer, 
efq; of Hanford, Wilts, Doktor Lyfons of Gh- 
cefter, Doctor Solander, of the Mu/eum, Mr. 
Peter 
