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treats of eagles, vultures, hawks, falcons, nocturnal 

 rapacious birds, such as owls, &c. then such as are 

 of a somewhat mixed nature, in which chapter he 

 discusses Bats, and the Ostrich, then Fabulous 

 birds, afterwards Parrots, Ravens, Crows, &c. With 

 regard to the anatomical details, he in this volume; 

 according to Haller, describes the breast and collar- 

 bones of the Eagles, and their whole bony and 

 muscular frame, the Nictitant membrane, and the 

 first rudiments of the pupillary membrane; also 

 the bill of the Parrot, the upper part of which is 

 moveable, and possesses its appropriate muscles ; 

 also the tongue of the Magpie, &c. The second 

 volume appeared during the ensuing year, 1600. 

 It is of equal dimensions, and not inferior merit. 

 Among other things, this volume also contains 

 many anatomical details ; there is described the 

 process of incubation of the egg, for each day, the 

 punctum s aliens having been seen on the third day, 

 and the truncus venosus arising from it : there is 

 here, too, the skeleton of the Starling, the windpipe 

 of the Lapwing, &c. &c. As a sort of preface to 

 this volume, there is a notice from our author's friend 

 and successor Uterverus, in which he mentions that 

 the former volume has been very flatteringly re- 

 ceived ; and he adds, " Aldrovandi will, in his own 

 time, augment the public gratification by presenting 

 them with the drawings, illustrations, and history 

 of a great number of plants, known as yet to few, 

 as well as of the white blooded animals, of fishes, 

 quadrupeds, and also of inanimate things." We 



