THE 



NATURALIST'S REPOSITORY, 



* * * OR 



OF 



EXOTIC NATURAL HISTORY: 



CONSISTING OF 



ELEGANTLY COLOURED PLATES WITH APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC 



AND GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS 



OF THE MOST CURIOUS, SCARCE, AND BEAUTIFUL 



PRODUCTIONS OF NATURE 



THAT HAVE BEEN RECENTLY DISCOVERED 



IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD; 



AND MORE ESPECIALLY SUCH 



NOVELTIES 



As from their extreme Rarity remain entirely undescribed, or which have not been 

 duly noticed by any preceding Naturalits. 



THE WHOLE COMPOSED ACCORDING TO 



THE LATEST IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF 



AND FORMING COLLECTIVELY A TRULY VALUABLE 



COMPENDIUM OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES 



OF 



QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS, SHELLS, 

 MARINE PRODUCTIONS, 



AND EVERY OTHER INTERESTING OBJECT OF NATURAL HISTORY, 



THE PRODUCE OF FOREIGN CLIMATES. 



BY E. DONOVAN, F.L.S. W S. &c. 



- , slan lf)s^'' 



VOL. I. 



PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR AND W. SIMPKIN AND R. MARSHALL, 



stationers' hall COURT, LUDGATE STREET. 



1823. 



