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is the origin of the Common Domestic Goose? What is said of the Egyp- 

 tian Goose? What SUB-FAMILY is named? How many gen. has it? What 

 is said of the Smew ? What of the Merganser ? 



What is the 2nd FAMPLY ? Are they more or less aquatic than the Ducks ? 

 What is said of the beak, &c. ? What of the Loons and Grebes ? What 

 is said of their ability to walk and fly ? What of their power as swim- 

 mers and divers ? How do they use their wings under water ? What is 

 said of their plumage and food ? Which are Ocean birds ? Which Fresh- 

 water? What of the diving of the Grebes ? Of their stomach ? Which 

 is the largest of the Loons ? What is said of it ? Which are the other sp. ? 

 What is said of them ? 



Which is the 3rd FAMILY? What is said of their structure and habits? 

 What characteristics are given? In moving under water do they "use 

 their feet ? What insects do they resemble in such motion? Of what docs 

 their food consist, and how do they obtain it ? Where are they seen in 

 immense numbers? What is said of their eggs? In which hemisphere 

 are the AUKS found ? What birds fill their places in the Southern H. ? 

 What is said of their wings? Of their movements in water? For what 

 are the PENGUINS peculiarly remarkable ? What is said of the Great Auk ? 

 Of the Razor or Black-billed A. ? Of the Common PUFFIN ? Of the Lit- 

 tle Guillemot ? What relation do the Penguins sustain to the Swimming 

 Birds? What does~S\vainson remark? What is said of the bones of the 

 Penguins? What of their sensations? What of their habits? Which of 

 their rookeries have attracted particular attention? Are they arranged 

 with order? What is said of their extent? Describe the characteristics 

 and habits of the Penguins, as given by Cheever. 



Which is the 4th FAMILY? Give its characters. What are its habits? 

 How many sp. in America ? Which is the type of the TRUE PETRELS ? In 

 what localities is it found ? To what class of persons is it a constant com- 

 panion ? What is this bird called by Dr. Kane ? What other sp. are men- 

 tioned ? Do they frequent the Southern Sea ? Which is the largest ? What 

 does Darwin say of it ? What names do sailors give these large P. ? How 

 does the Shearwater differ from the True Petrels ? What is said of the 

 Large S. ? Of the Manx Puffin ? Of the Little S. ? What genus has been 

 separated from the rest of this group ? What is their size ? Mention their 

 habits ? Which is the smallest of the Web-footed Birds? What do sailors 

 call it ? What is said of its plumage ? What interesting particulars are 

 given? What is said of Wilson's Petrel ? Of the Forked-Tailed P. ? What 

 sp. of the Albatross is mentioned? What is said of the origin of the name? 

 What is the size of the Common Albatross ? Describe its plumage. What 

 is its range ? For what bird has it been supposed to have peculiar affec- 

 tion ? What is said of its beauty and loveliness ? What more is said of it ? 



Which is the 5th FAMILY ? What is said of the distribution and habits 

 of these birds ? Where are the larger Gulls most common ? Which of the 

 Swimmers are most decidedly land-birds? What Gulls roam inland? What 

 order of birds do the Gulls resemble ? Into what sections are they ar- 

 ranged? What distinctions does Swainson make? Which of the Forked- 

 Tailed Gulls are mentioned? What is said of the Black Skimmer ? How 

 many sp. of the TERN? What is s.aid of the Common Tern? Of the Cay- 



