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mounts on the wing. Many species of Hawk soar 

 round and round to a great height, &c. without any 

 particular object apparently. Willow Wrens get tc» 

 the tops of trees, and sing on the liighest branch. 

 Mr. WMiitc of Selborne ha's remarked a Redstart 

 which used to sit and sing on the wind vane of a high 

 maypole in the middle of a village: and when first 

 a very large weathercock was erected very high on 

 an elm tree at Walthamstow this last summer, a 

 Willow Wren used to sit and sing on its top. By 

 examination, in a great variety of instances I have 

 found this propensity to correspond with the great de- 

 velopement of the upper and back parts of the brain. 



The English generic ynd specific names in my Ca- 

 talogue will be found very antient in general, though 

 the mode of composition I have adopted in order to 

 afford a consistent English, as well as Latin nomen- 

 clature, be new. But we must adapt our phraseology 

 to the improving views of science. In a few cases, how- 

 ever, I am forced to compose new words more obvi- 

 ously expressive of character. 



In the Catalogue subjoined I have adopted the fol- 

 lowing marks with their respective significations. 



The Arabic figures refer to the numerical arrange- 

 ment of the preceding Catalogue, and serve thereby 

 to identify the species, by connecting the Synonims. 

 In cases where there are two figures, thus, 1 and 2, it 

 indicates that I identify in my Catalogues those whicli 

 are considered as separate in the other. 



a 3 7 &c. signify varieties. 



Fig^. signifies^g/z/vW in. 



Spec, means specimen preserved. 



A Query ? means doubtfid as to generic character, 

 or as to local habitation. 



