London, Sept. 25tb, 1865. 
BOOKS ON ZOOLOGY 
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A GUIDE TO THE QUADRUPEDS AND REPTILES OF 
EUROPE, with Descriptions of all the Species. By Lord CLERMONT. Post 
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HISTORY OF BRITISH QUADRUPEDS, INCLUDING THE 
CETACEA. By THOMAS BELL, F.R.S., P.L.S., Professor of Zoology in 
King’s College, London. Illustrated by nearly 200 Engravings, comprising por- 
traits of the animals, and vignette tail-pieces, 8vo. New Edition, with the co- 
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NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SPERM WHALE, and a Sketch of 
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HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE SKELETON OF A 
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HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS. By WILLIAM YARRELL, V.P.L.S., 
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COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE EGGS OF BRITISH 
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HEWITSON. Third Edition, 2vols. 8vo, £4 14s. 6d. The figures and descrip- 
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OOTHECA WOLLEYANA: an Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of 
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ORNITHOLOGICAL SYNONYMS. By the late HUGH EDWIN 
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HISTORY OF BRITISH REPTILES, By THOMAS BELL, F.R.S., 
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