CONTENTS. 



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Devonshire Cottage. Gardens 

 at Birmingham. Flowers in 

 Surrey. Love of Flowers. 

 Lord Grenville's Grounds. 

 Fox. Hastings. Pitt. Mar- 

 quess Wellesley. St. John. 

 Horace Walpole. Shenstone. 

 Beauty of our Turf. 



Economy of Nature. 262 



Fly-Catcher of Australia. The 

 Sloth. The Stork. The Quail. 

 The Woodcock. Migration 

 of Quails. Migration at Night. 

 Birds becoming scarce. 



Insects their uses 270 



The Mason-Bee. Butterflies 

 at Sea. The Gossamer-Spider 

 met with at Sea. Migratory 

 Instinct. 



The Vicarage a Tale 277 



The Swallow , , 324 



Miscellaneous Observations 337 

 Destruction of small Birds. 

 Fish, &c. Gigantic Spider. 

 Long-tailed Titmouse. Frogs. 

 The shelled Snail. Chaffers. 



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Nests. Wood-lice. Hornets. 

 Newt. Amphibia. Affection in 

 Birds. Grashopper. Guinea- 

 Fowl. Kirguis Horses. Lotus. 

 Snakes found at Sea. Sea- 

 Gulls. Quails. Frozen Fish. 

 Eels. Largest Oaks. Hedge 

 Sparrow. Hen Robin. Thrush. 

 Ostriches. Singing Mouse. 

 Spaniel. Gurnards. Lapwings. 

 Gossamer. Kites and Buz- 

 zards. Starlings. Gold Fish. 

 Weazles. Efts. 



Animal Physiology ,^,-7,^ 358 

 Pigeons' Milk. 



Uses of Animals. . 365 



Effects of Steam. Natural 

 Compass. Works of Crea- 

 tion. Formation of Animals. 



Silence in the Female - 371 

 Animals paralysed by fear. 

 Adoption of Young. Reflec- 

 tions. 



Broom- Cutters 377 



Existing Superstition. 



Phoebe Elliot a Tale. 380 



