Transcriber's note:
Minor spelling inconsistencies, mainly hyphenated words, have been made consistent.
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
A "List of Illustrations" has been added to the text for the convenience of the reader. It includes Illustrations that were not included in the "List of Plates."
In the Index the phrase (ill.) has occasionally been moved so as to consistently come after the page to which it refers.
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