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Some Account of the Writer of the following Essays, 

 by himself - - xiii 



Remarks on Professor Rennie's Edition of Montagu's 



Ornithological Dictionary - 1 

 The Habits of the Barn Owl, and the Benefits it confers 



on Man - 7 



On the Faculty of Scent in the Vulture - 17 



The Means by which the Turkey Buzzard traces its Food 29 



The Vulture's Nose - 44 

 Remarks on the Nudity on the Forehead and at the Base 



of the Bill of the Rook - - 48 



On the supposed Pouch under the Bill of the Rook - 54 

 On Birds using Oil from Glands, " for the Purpose of 



lubricating the Surface of their Plumage" - 60 

 On the Preservation of Egg- Shells for Cabinets of Na- 

 tural History - - 65 

 Mode of blowing Eggs - 68 

 The Green Humming-Bird - 69 

 The Vampire - 70 

 On preserving Insects selected for Cabinets - -72 

 The Starling - - - 79 

 Preserving the Colour of the Legs and Bills of stuffed 



Birds - - - 85 



The Habits of the Carrion Crow - 86 



Habits of the Pheasant - - - - 97 



Habits of the Jackdaw - - 108 



Defence against Animals of the Feline and Canine Tribes 1 12 



Aerial Encounter of the Eagle and the Vulture - 122 



The Humming-Bird - - 125 



The Virginian Partridge - - - - 128 



On the Habits of the Rook - - 130 



The Passenger Pigeon - - 141 



A Description of the Habits of the Ringdove - 145 



