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Australia, and a Synopsis of all known Australian Algæ, 5
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114 Harvie-Brown and Buckley. Vertebrate Fauna of Sutherland,
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116 Harvie-Brown and Buckley. Vertebrate Fauna of the Orkney
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117 Harvie-Brown and Buckley. A Fauna of the Moray Basin, 2
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118 Hewitson (W. C.) Coloured Illustrations of the Eggs of
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120 Humphreys and Westwood.

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119 Hooker (W. J.) Filices Exoticæ. Coloured Figures and
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121 Ibis (The), complete from third series, vol. 1, to eighth series,
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122 Lang (H. C.) The Butterflies of Europe, 2 vol., 82 coloured
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123 Le Maout and Decaisne. General System of Botany, De-
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124 Lee. Among British Birds in their Nesting Haunts, illus-
trated by the Camera, vol. 1 to 4, in 16 parts as issued,
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125 Lévaillant (Francois).

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Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets,
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folio (138)

126 Linnæan Society. Zoology. Transactions,
plete in parts (87)

127 Linnæan Society. Zoology. Journal, vol.
wanted No. 163 in vol. 25 (88)

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128 Linnæan Society. Botany. Transactions, vol. 1 to 5 in parts,
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129 Linnæan Society. Botany. Journal, vol. 16, Nos. 95 and 96
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130 Macgillivray (W.) History of British Birds, 5 vol., original
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131 Millais (J. G.) Game Birds and Shooting Sketches, coloured
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132 Moore (F.) The Lepidoptera of Ceylon, 3 vol., 215 coloured plates, maroon cloth, gilt tops, 1880-87, 4to. (83)

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the Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club Transactions, vol. I to 10, half calf gilt, 1865-1900, 8vo. (35) Sotheran, £4 15s. 135 Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. Transactions, vol. 1 to 6, half calf gilt, and 2 parts, 1869-1900, 8vo. (34)

Sotheran, £3 136 Nicholson (G.) Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening, 4 vol., original green cloth, 1885-89, 4to. (68) Sotheran, £25s. 137 Orchid Album (The), comprising coloured Figures and Descriptions of new, rare and beautiful Orchidaceous Plants, conducted by Robert Warner and Benjamin Samuel Williams, the Botanical Descriptions by Thomas Moore, the coloured figures by John Nugent Fitch, publishers' original brown cloth gilt, gilt edges (except vol. 10, which had plain edges), in fine condition, as new (except vol. 1 and 10, the binding of the former being a little worn and that of the latter injured), 10 vol., published at £30, 1882-93, royal 4to. (111) Bumpus, £15 138 Reeve (Lovell). Conchologia Iconica. Figures and Descriptions of the Shells of Mollusks, with Remarks on their Affinities, Synonymy and Geographical Distribution, by Lovell Reeve, F.L.S. and G. B. Sowerby, F.L.S., 20 vol., with 2,727 coloured plates, half red morocco, uncut, 1845-78, 4to. (80) Gaskell, £84 139 Reeve (Lovell). Elements of Conchology, an Introduction to the Natural History of Shells and of the Animals which form them, 2 vol., 62 coloured plates, original purple cloth, 1860, royal 8vo. (81) Quaritch, L1 15s. 140 Reichenbachia. Orchids, illustrated and described by F. Sander, with the assistance of scientific authority, text in English, French and German, coloured illustrations (both printed and hand-painted), St. Albans, Sander and Co., and London, Sotheran and Co., published at £40, as follows, in I bound volume and 36 parts: first series, vol. 1, 1888, in half brown morocco gilt, with green morocco sides and hinges, gilt edges, in fine condition; vol. 2, parts 1 to 12 unbound, 1890-second series, vol. 1, parts 1 to 12 unbound, 1892; vol. 2, parts 1 to 12 unbound, 1892, folio (112)

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141 St. John (C.) A Tour in Sutherlandshire, 2 vol., original cloth, 1849, 8vo. (9)

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142 Sclater (P. L.) Monograph of Birds forming the Tanagrine Genus Calliste, coloured plates, M. Verreaux's copy, with notes by him, half bound, 1857, 8vo. (122) Sotheran, £2

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147 Stevenson (H.) Birds of Norfolk, 3 vol., cloth, 1866-90 (15) Sotheran, £3 35. Birds, Mam

148 Thompson (W.) Natural History of Ireland.

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