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ABSTRACT WHILE the century which has just closed may fairly lay claim to the gratitude of posterity on account of the magnificent tale of zoological work accomplished during its course, it

is, on the other hand, undoubtedly open to the charge of having permitted the total extermination of not a few animals, and of having allowed the numbers of others to be so reduced that

their disappearance, at least as truly wild creatures, can scarcely be delayed very many years longer. Possibly, if not probably, the sweeping away of the enormous herds of many species,

like those of the American bison, may have been an inevitable accompaniment of the march of civilisation and progress; but there is no sort of excuse to be made for the fact that in certain

instances naturalists failed to realise that species were on the very verge of extermination, and that they were actually allowed to disappear from the world without being adequately

represented in our museums. Nor is it by any means certain that even the present generation is altogether free from reproach in this matter, although it cannot be said that any species

hovering on the verge of extermination are absolutely unrepresented in collections. Whether, however, sufficient specimens of such species are being preserved for our successors may be an

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