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 CONTENTS 



OF 



THE FOURTH VOLUME. 



OF BIRDS. PART I. 



CHAP. Page 



I. Of Birds in general, 1 



II. Of the Generation, Nestling, and Incubation of Birds, 17 



III. Of the Division of Birds, 34 



IV. The Ostrich, - 40 

 V. The Emu, - 52 



VI. The Cassowary,, - 55 



VII. The Dodo, 61 



VIII. Of Rapacious Birds in general, - 63 



IX. The Eagle, and its affinities, 69 



X. The Condor of America, - - 82 

 XI. The Vulture, and its affinities, - - 88 



XII. Of the Falcon kind, and its affinities, 96 



XIII. The Butcher-Bird, 108 



XIV. Of Rapacious Birds of the Owl kind, that prey by 



night, - US 



BIRDS. PART II. 



I. Of Birds of the Poultry kind in general, - 123 



II. Of the Cock, - 128 



III. Of the Peacock, - 137 



IV. The Turkey, - 14-2 



V. The Pheasant, - 147 

 VI. The Trumpeter, - . 153 



VII. The Pintada, or Guinea-Hen, . 155 



VIII. The Bustard, 156 



IX. The Grouse, and its affinities, 160 



X. The Partridge, and its varieties, - - 165 



XI. The Quail, - 170 



BIRDS. PART III. 



I. Birds of the Pie kind in general, - - 173 



II. The Raven, the Crow, and their affinities, 177 



III. The Magpie, and its affinities, - 188 



IV. The Woodpecker, and its affinities, 196 

 V. The Bird of Paradise, and its varieties, - 205 



VI. The Cuckoo and its varieties, - - 209 



