A HISTORY

OF THE

EARTH AND ANIMATED NATURE.

By OLIVER GOLDSMITH.

WITH NUMEROUS NOTES

FROM THE

WORKS OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED BRITISH AND FOREIGN NATURALISTS.

ILLUSTRATED BY UPWARDS OF TWO THOUSAND FIGURES.

VOLUME II.

BLACKIE & SON:

FREDERICK STREET, GLASGOW; SOUTH COLLEGE STREET, EDINBURGH;

AND WARWICK SQUARE, LONDON.

MDCCCLVI.

HARVARD

UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY

GLASGOW:

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VILLAFIELD.