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 Notes of a Visit to the Haunts of the Guillemot, and 



Facts on its Habits - 1 53 

 Notes of a Visit to the Haunts of the Cormorant, and 



Facts on its Habits - - 160 



Notes on the Habits of the Kingfisher - 166 



Notes on the Habits of the Tawny Owl - 172 



Notes on the Habits of the Wigeon - - 178 



Notes on the Habits of the Heron - - - 183 



The Dipper - - 190 

 On the Habits of the Water Ouzel, with a few Remarks 



on the Oil Glands in Birds - - - 193 



Notes on the Habits of the Mallards - . - 196 

 On Snakes, their Fangs, and their Mode of procuring 



Food - - 203 

 Notes on the History and Habits of the Brown, or 



Grey, Rat - - 210 

 Remarks on Trees, with reference to their being per- 

 forated by the Titmouse and the Woodpecker - 219 

 Notes on the Habits of the Jay - - 226 

 Notes on the Habits of the Magpie ... 232 

 Notes on the Habits of the Chegoe of Guiana, better 



known by the Name of Jigger ; and Instances of its 



Effects on Man and Dogs - - 239 



Notes on the Habits of the Dovecot Pigeon - 244 

 Notes on the Habits of the Stormcock, or Mistletoe 



Thrush - - 251 



Notes on the Habits of the Windhover Hawk - 25', 



The Rumpless Fowl - - 262 



The Raven ---._. 267 



Apple Trees - - 275 



The Chaffinch - - . ,. . _ 277 



The Phaeton, or Tropic Bird - ' ' * - 284 



The Weasel ---_. 292 



The Ass Wouralia - - . . - 304 

 A short Remark or two on what is commonly called 



Dry Rot - ... S0 6 



Hints to Ornithologists . 309 



On Museums - .... 319 



