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but with larger doses of both brandy and poison-pills ; and, 

 although the intoxication was pretty deep, three of these pills so 

 reduced the pulse and depressed the whole system, that, from 

 danger of collapse, powerful stimulants had to be quickly re- 

 sorted to. These, and other subsequent trials fully satisfied him 

 of the profound sedative action of this product, which, probably, is 

 unequalled by that of any other known substance. 



In this connection I may add, that a case was stated to me a 

 short time since, by a physician, knowing, authentically, the cir- 

 cumstances, of a man in Athens, Ga., who, while lying in a 

 very intoxicated state, under a fence, was bitten by one of these 

 animals ; the result was, that very speedily the intoxication was 

 neutralized, and although the snake was very large and active, 

 no harm followed the wound. 



Dr. T. M. Brewer read the following list of Birds, found 

 both in Europe and America, with others not identical, but 

 confounded together from close resemblances. 



Aquila chrysaeios. Golden Eagle. Common to both conti- 

 nents. 



Haliaetos Jeucocephalus. White-headed Eagle. American ; 

 accidental in Europe. 



Pandionhalia'etus. Fish-hawk or Osprey. Quite distinct from 

 the American species. 



Buta'etes lagopus. Rough-legged Falcon ; distinct from Butaetes 

 Sancti-Johannis, of America. It is not improbable that the for- 

 mer may occur here. 



Nauclerus furcaius. Swallow-tailed Hawk. American; ac- 

 cidental in Europe. 



Falco gyrfalco. Jerfalcon. Much diversity of opinion pre- 

 vails as to the identity of the American and European species. 

 It is quite probable they are different species ; but occurring 

 more or less frequently on both continents. 



Falco peregrhius. Great-footed Hawk. The identity of the 

 European and American species is not fully agreed upon, but is 

 probable. 



Surnea funerea. Hawk Owl. Common to both. 



Nyctea Candida. Snowy Owl. do. 



Syrnium cinereum. Cinereous Owl. do. 



