Thus It Cannot Be Denied That The

[audubon's Works Are] The Most Splendid Monuments Which Art Has Erected In Honor Of Ornithology.

But The Revolutions And Changes Which Are Responsible For The Present State Of The Earth Are Not Limited To The Upsetting Of The Ancient Strata And To The Ebbing Of The Sea After The Formations Of New Layers.

Hence The Same Instant Which Killed The Animals Froze The Country Where They Lived. This Event Was Sudden, Instantaneous, Without Any Gradual Development.

In Spite Of What Moralists Say, The, Animals Are Scarcely Less Wicked Or Less Unhappy Than We Are Ourselves. The Arrogance Of The Strong, The Servility Of The Weak, Low Rapacity, Ephemeral Pleasure Purchased By Great Effort, Death Preceded By Long Suffering, All Belong To The Animals As They Do To Men.

My Object Will Be, First, To Show By What Connections The History Of The Fossil Bones Of Land Animals Is Linked To The Theory Of The Earth And Why They Have A Particular Importance In This Respect.