22 bird's-eye views. 



the cornea feels the pressure within, and starts out ; the 

 marsupium stands erect, swelling and bristling all over, and 

 the lens leaps forward, while the iris flaunts the flag of 

 battle. Guided by such an instrument as this, the bird 

 comes down with unerring aim upon his quarry ; he seizes it 

 in his talons ; and now, become near sighted, well can he 

 see to perform the bloody work before him. 



There is, perhaps, as much to be seen in a view of a bird's 

 eye, as ever lies within the bounds of a "bird's-eye view." 



