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To the Memory of the two "G's,"
JOHN GOULD
AUTHOR OF "THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA")
AND
JOHN GILBERT
(His able Coadjutor),
WHO TOGETHER PERFORMED SUCH GREAT AND GOOD TIONEEK
WORK IN AUSTRALIAN ORNITHOLOGY,
THIS BOOK IS HUMBLY DEDICATED BY
THE AUTHOR.
