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BY WILLIAM YARRELL, F. L. S.

SECRETARY TO THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

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DESCRIPTIONS OF RURAL CUSTOMS, OBJECTS, SCENERY, AND THE SEASONS. BY THOMAS MILLER, Author of " A DAY IN THE WOODS."

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