The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma

Abstract

IN our issue of September 27, 1888, we had the pleasure of bringing before the notice of our readers the first part of Mr. Blanford's valuable monograph on the Mammals of British India. The second part, completing this important work, has lately been published. The delay, as is explained in the preface, has been caused by the necessity Mr. Blanford has been under of spending much time in editing the five volumes of the same series that have appeared since the first part of the present work was issued. His labours in this respect have been increased by two unfortunate and unforeseen circumstances—the lamented death of Mr. Francis Day, and the expiration of the leave of Mr. E. W. Oates, in both cases before the termination of the portions of the work, on fishes and birds respectively, upon which they were engaged, and the completion of which has thus fallen upon Mr. Blanford himself.

The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma.

Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Mammalia. Part II. By W. T. Blanford. (London: Taylor and Francis, 1891.)