Excerpt from Natural History Papers and Memoir of N. Laurence Austen The reader would probably like to know bow this memoir of Nathaniel Lawrence Austen had its origin. About Christmas time, 1876, I proposed to the respected Mother of our late lamented friend that it would he advisable to collect and print an "In Memoriam" volume of the natural-history writings of this talented young gentleman. Having been Editor of the Natural History and Fishery columns of Land and Water from the commencement, in 1866, of that publication, I have selected the following papers from Mr Austen's numerous and able contributions to its columns. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.