To be published by Subscription , Demy 8vo, 
THE BIRDS OF CORNWALL: 
& Contribution to tlje Natural J^istorg oC tlje County. 
BY 
EDWARD HEAELE BODD. 
Jj^OLLOWING an example which Las been set by Ornithologists 
in other counties, it'is proposed to publish, under the above 
title, an octavo volume of about 480 pages, on the Ornithology of 
Cornwall. 
The special attention which Mr. Eodd has bestowed for so 
many years on this branch of Natural History in his own county, 
has eminently qualified him for the task of preparing it; and it is 
believed that the publication of his personal observations on the 
subject, of which a record has been regularly kept from the year 
1843 to the present time, cannot fail to possess interest and value 
in the eyes of naturalists. 
Nor will the book commend itself to Naturalists only. Kesi- 
dents in Cornwall who may not possess any special knowledge 
on the subject can scarcely fail to appreciate the publication of 
an accurate account of the Avifauna of their own county, while 
strangers and tourists who may contemplate a visit to the West 
of England may be glad to learn something of the haunts and 
