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been fancied a pilgrim from the other world, with his black potion 

 brought from Lethe itself to banish all pain in a profound repose ? 

 But the Usher of the Black Rod is now another creature ; the aw- 

 ful intercommunion between the two worlds forms no part of medi. 

 cal study : the Doctor is veritably a common-place person, and what 

 he once owed to faith is now exchanged for tact. 



W. 



SKETCHES OP EUROPEAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



Gould's " Birds op Europe." 



Parts Fifth and Sixth. 



Part V. — The fifth part opens with a very spirited and charac- 

 teristic figure of the Bearded Lammer — Gupista harhata — Gupiste 

 barbu, Fr. — Avoltojo barbuto. It, — Bartiger Geieradler, G. This 

 species (in its immature plumage the Vultur niger of some authors) 

 ranks alone in the genus Gupista, which is intermediate between 

 Vultur and Aquila. It is nearly allied to the Alpine Abern — Neo- 

 phron alpina — and, like that species, it is found in various parts of 

 Europe, Asia, and Africa, but not in Britain. It inhabits the 

 highest ranges of mountains, and appears to be abundant in the 

 Himalayas. Makes no nest, but lays its two eggs, which are white 

 with brown blotches, on the hard surface of lofty and inaccessible 

 rocks. The plumage of the sexes is similar^ and no material differ- 

 ence of size is observable. The figure is one-third of the natural 

 size, adult male. 



The River Dunlin, — Tringa pusilla. Lath. — Becasseau echasse, 

 Fr. — Gambecchio oculetto, It. — Kleiner Strandlaufer, G. We are 

 here given three representations, in adult summer plumage, adult 

 winter plumage, and immature dress. They are the size of life, 

 and well executed ; that in winter plumage is the best. Inhabits 

 Europe (including Britain), and specimens have been received from 

 India. The borders of lakes and rivers are its favorite resorts. 

 Food: worms, insects, and small crustacea. Nidification little 

 known ; the egg somewhat resembles that of the Common Sand- 



