VALUE or CALIFORNIA WILD BEASTS. A me- 

 nagerie, called "'The Mountain Museum," for some 

 time back exhibiting at J street, Sacramento, -vvas sold 

 out by the Sheriff on the 20th January. The State 

 Journal gives the following schedule of prices, in order 

 that the curious may see what value is put upon live 

 animals and other curious things which go to make a 

 show : 



CONTENTS OF VOLUME SECOND. 



Page 

 A HISTORY OF BIRDS. 



BOOK I. 



OF BIRDS IN GENERAL. 



SAP. I. Introduction, . 1 



II. Of the Generation, Nestling, 



and Incubation of Birds, 7 



III. Of the Division of Birds, 17 



IV. The Ostrich, ... 19 

 V. The Emu, . ... 23 

 VI. The Cassowary, . 25 



VII. The Dodo, . . ". .27 



BOOK II. 



OF RAPACIOUS BIRDS. 



CHAP. I. Of Rapacious Birds in General, 29 

 II. The Eagle and its affinities, 31 

 III. The Condor of America, . 37 

 IV. Of the Vulture and its affinities, 40 

 V. Of the Falcon kind, and its af- 

 finities, . . . .44 

 VI. The Butcher-bird, . . 50 

 VII. Of Rapacious Birds of the Owl 



kind, that prey by night, . 52 



BOOK III. 



t)F BIRDS OF THE POULTRY KIND IN GENERAL. 



IHAP. I. Introduction, 



II. The Cock, 

 III. The Peacock, 



59 

 61 

 64 



CH. IV. The Turkey, . . .66 



V. The Pheasant, . . .71 



VI. The Pintado, or Guinea-hen, 75 



VII. The Bustard, . . .76 



VIII. The Grouse, and its affinities, 77 



IX. The Partridge, and its affinities, 82 



X. The Quail, . . . 84 



BOOK IV. 



OF BIRDS OF THE PIE KIND. 



CHAP. I. Introduction, ... 86 



II. Of the Raven, the Crow, and 



their affinities, . . .87 



III. Of the Magpie, and its affini- 



ties, .... 96 

 IV. Of the Woodpecker, and its 



affinities, . . . .101 

 V. Of the Bird of Paradise, and 



its varieties, . . 10S 



VI. Of the Cuckoo, and its varie- 

 ties, -HO 

 VII. Of the Parrot, and its affinities, 113 

 VIII. Of the Pigeon, and its varie- 

 ties, .... 120 



BOOK V. 



OF BIRDS OF THE SPARROW KIND. 



CHAP. I. Introduction, . . . 130 



II. Of the Thrush, and its affinities, 137 

 III. Of the Nightingale and other 



soft-billed song-birds, . 1 46 

 IV. Of the Canary-bird, and other 



