THE 



LIFE OF A BIRD; 



AN ACCOUNT OF 



THE PROGRESS OF BIRDS EROM THE NEST TO THEIR 

 PERFECT CONDITION. 



PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF 

 THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LITERATURE ,AND EDUCATION, 



CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. 



LONDON: 



SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE; 



SOLD AT THE DEPOSITORY, 



GREAT QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, 



AND 4, ROYAL EXCHANGE ; AND BY 



ALL BOOKSELLERS. 



1851. 



