TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



Remarks on Classification and Nomenclature, - 3 



System of Linnaeus, - - - ] 



System of M. Yieillot, - - - - 12 



Arrangement adopted in this work, - - 16 



Remarks on the Structure op Birds, - - 20 



The Skeleton, - -- - _ 20 



The Muscular System, - - - - 33 



Structure of the "Wing, _ - _ 34 



Muscles of the Tail, - - - - 46 



The Feet, - - . _ 46 



The Nervous System, - - - ^48 



The Skin, - - - - 52 



The Digestive Organs, - - - - 52 



The Tegumentary System, - - - 67 



The Plumage, - - - - 67 



Parts observable in the exterior, - - 86 



Plates illustrative of the above, - - - 96 



HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



Essential Characters of the Orders, - - 99 



ORDER I. RASORES. SCRAPERS. OR 

 GALLINACEOUS BIRDS. 

 Characters of the Rasores, - - - 103 



FAMILY I. GALLING. FOWLS, PHEASANTS, &c. 108 



Genus I. Phasianus. Pheasant, - - 109 



1. Phasianus Colchicus. The Common Pheasant, 114 



