77 je of Mr. RAY. 69 
and I foon got it into the Prefs, and 
had it publifhed in the Beginning of 
the Year 1713 . 
In this Synopfs, Mr. Ray added 
many Species of Birds and Fifoes^ 
which were omitted in Mr. JF'il- 
liighby ?, Hiftories of them, and much 
reformed the Method of the Fijhes. 
The Additions were chiefly the Birds 
of Mexico ; and the Birds and Fijhes 
of India., Spitzberg, fainaica, and 
thofe in the Leyden Library ; and 
lafily the Whale kind about Scotland. 
To which I prefumed myielf to add 
the F'igures, and fome fmall Account 
of fome Birds and Fiflaes, which the 
(kilful Mr. Petiver importuned me 
to infert. 
Wlien Mr. Ray had dil|)atched his 
Synopfs Met/jodica Avium Pif- 
cium, lie thougJit he had firiiflied his 
F 3 I.,abours, 
