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*?. Of the generation of birds . ib. 



8. Of some particular sorts of birds - g$>? 



Of the largest of birds, the Cuntorof Peru ib. 



Of the smallest, the humming bird - - ib. 



Of vultures : the singular service they are of in Egypt 229 



Their uses in America - 230 



Of looks: their peculiar modes, or systems f ib. 



Of the magpie: its peculiar degrees of instinct 231 



Of the wood-pecker 232 



Of the bird of paradise 234 



Of the American mock-bird : its uncommon properties 235 



Of the crane ib. 



Of the stork ', - 236 

 Remarkable adventure of a tame stork at the university 



of Tubingen - - 237 



Of the pelican : its singular construction and properties ib. 

 Of the albatross one of the largest and most formidable 



birds in America - - 239 



Of the swan : its peculiarities and longevity 240 



Of the goose, and wild-goose 241 



Of the Soland goose 242 

 Of a couple of remarkable eagles, and a Couple of ra- 

 vens, in the isle of Rona, one of the Scotch Western 



isles - - 243 



Of the down-bird in Iceland - ib. 



Of the bat - - 244 



Of the king- fisher ib, 



9. Oeneral reflections - 245 



