The Naturalist in La Plata #266465

Of all animals, birds have perhaps afforded me the most pleasure; but most of the fresh knowledge I have been able to collect in this department is contained in a larger work (Argentine Ornithology), written in collaboration with Dr P. L. Sclater is part author. As I have not gone over any of the subjects dealt with in that work, bird-life has not received more than a fair share of attention in the present volume.