PREFACE. 
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has been gathered from reliable sources ; the whole divested 
as much as possible of all asperities, in the form of scientific 
names, which so often deter beginners. 
In conclusion, the author takes the opportunity of expressing 
his thanks to Sir Wm. Logan, Mr. Billings, and the Natural 
History Society of Montreal, the use of whose libraries was 
kindly tendered and accepted, and to all those who have 
evinced an interest in the progress of the work. Should the 
success of this volume on the Mammalia warrant the experi- 
ment, others will follow in due course, comprising the re- 
mainder of the system. 
H. BEAUMONT SMALL. 
Montreal, September 1, 1864. 
