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they are not distinguished by any proper names. 

 It is worthy of remark that in the birds of 

 America, nature proceeds fi-om her most minute 

 and curious, to the most subHme and magnifi- 

 cent productions. The Hummingbird is the 

 least of all birds. The. Condor; a bird of South 

 America, in bulk, strength, and courage, is the 

 greatest. Both of these are peculiar to Ameri- 

 ca. The gradation from the least to the great- 

 est, through all the intermediate steps and de- 

 grees, is nicely and beautifully filled up with an 

 infinite variety of others. 



FISHES. 



Of the gi^eat variety of fish, which nature 

 has produced in the waters of America, but a 

 small part are found in the internal parts of the 

 continent. The largest collection of waters 

 which we have in Vermont, are the lakes Cham- 

 plain, Memphremxagog, Connecticut river, 

 with the ponds and streams connected with 

 them. In these waters we have 

 The Sturgeon. Acipenser Stiirio, 

 Salmon. Salmo. 

 Salmon trout. Salmo Salar. 

 Bass. Pei'ca Ocelata. 

 ■Pickerel, or Pike. Esax Lucius, 

 Shad. Chip c a Alosa, 

 Alewife. Clupea. 

 Eel. Murcena Angu'illa. 

 Trout. Tracta. 

 Red Perch. Ferca FluviafaUs. 

 White Perch. Ferca Lucioperca. 

 JPout. Silurus Feiis. 



