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miller] BRITISH ORNITHOLOGY 
wrote a Handbook to the Fenland (1889) and some meteoro- 
logical works. 
1878. [With. S. B. J. Skertchley.] The Fenland Past and Present. Illus- 
trated with Engravings, Maps and Diagrams. Wisbech and 
London : 1878. 
Collation — 1 vol. roy. 8vo, pp. xxxii + pp. 649, with ill. and 
maps. 
Birds at pp. 362-88. 
Note . — Section Y. pp. 375-88, deals with the “ Birds of the 
Fenland.” This is not the joint work of the authors, as it is 
stated that “ In arranging the list the writer has been greatly 
aided by examining the Collection of Birds in the Wisbech 
Museum,” and acknowledgment is also made of “ the kind assist- 
ance rendered by Mr. John Cordeaux, of Great Cotes, Lincoln- 
shire.” 
Miller (Thomas), 1807-74 
This author, who was the son of a wharfinger, was born 
at Gainsborough, August 31, 1807, and was apprenticed to a 
basket-maker, a trade he followed until he became a book- 
seller in London. He was a miscellaneous writer, chiefly of 
works for boys, of which he produced a large number, some 
of them relating more or less directly to natural history. 
The first work undernoted consists of monthly observations 
comprising a good deal of information on birds. He died 
at 23 New Street, Kennington Park Road, on October 24, 
1874. 
1837. Beauties of the Country : | or, | Descriptions of Rural Customs, 
Objects, | Scenery, and the Seasons. | By Thomas Miller. | 
Author of “ A Day in the Woods.” | [Vignette.] | With twenty- 
six illustrations. | London : | John Van Voorst, 3, Paternoster 
Row. | MDCCCXXXVII. 
Collation — 1 vol. post 8vo, pp. xv + pp. 425, with 26 woodcuts. 
1847. The | Boys’ Spring Book | Descriptive of the Season, | Scenery, j 
Rural Life, and Country Amusements. | By Thomas Miller, ' 
Author of [etc.] | With Thirty-five Illustrations, | engraved on 
wood by Henry Vizetelly and others. | London : | Chapman & 
Hall, 186 Strand : | mdcccxlvii. 
Collation — 1 vol. 12mo, pp. viii + pp. 120, ill. 
Many references to birds, birds’ nests, etc., with figs. 
Idem. The Boy’s Summer, Autumn, and Winter Books in 
same series (Boys’ Own Library). 
Idem. A reissue of the above by Routledge. n.d. [1881.] 
