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is over-fatigued with running and thrusting, and wishes to 

 take breath, he throws a red hat to the animal, against which 

 it vents its fury with its horns and feet. Then another hunt- 

 er will attract the animal's rage towards himself, by shouting 

 ' Ululu' ; and at all events the animal must be killed, other- 

 wise the hunters could not get away from the spot, without 

 imminent danger." 



In our days when one or more zubrs are to be killed, which 

 can be legally done only by the especial permission of the 

 Emperor of Russia, the wood is beaten up, as for other game, 

 but the drivers, who are furnished with sticks, beat against 

 the trees, shouting 'Uhaha.' The marksmen must be posted 

 to the leeward of the zubrs, otherwise the latter will infallibly 

 force their way through the line of drivers. 



From the time of Augustus III, down to the year 1836, the 

 forest of Bialowicza had not been the scene of a solemn zubr- 

 chase. On the 12th of October, 1836, however, one was held, 

 with a view of furnishing some of the museums in Prussia with 

 specimens ; and Prince Dolgorukow, the governor- general of 

 the province of Baly stock, who presided at it, caused it to be 

 conducted with more than usual solemnity. Two thousand 

 drivers and marksmen were assembled, besides an immense 

 number of spectators whom curiosity had drawn to the spot, 

 where a balcony of fir-branches had been erected for the prince 

 and his suite. Thither different herds of zubrs were driven, 

 to be fired at, and the flesh of the largest bull was dressed, 

 to give additional interest to the concluding act of the party, 

 a plentiful dinner. 



In conclusion, I ought not to forget to mention, that very 

 good figures after nature, of both the male and female Bos 

 urus, are contained in the little work of Mr. Jarocki, the ti- 

 tle of which has been given above. 



Weimar, March 1st, 1838. 



Art. III. Outlines of a New Arrangement of Insessorial Birds. 

 By Edward Blyth, Esq. 

 (Continued from p. 268). 

 In my preceding communication it will be remembered that 

 I reduced the class of Birds to three primary embranchemens, 

 the first of which, Insessores, includes the Accipitres of Lin- 

 naeus. 



Proceeding, then, to arrange the Insessores (so constituted) 

 into orders, I deemed it expedient to detach, first, the Rapaces 



