NATURAL HISTORY. 



BIRDS. 



BY P. H. GOSSE. 



PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF 



THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND EDUCATION, 



APPOINTED BY THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING 



CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. 



LONDON: 



PEINTED FOR 



THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, 



SOLD AT THE DEPOSITORY, 



GREAT QUEEN-STREET, LINCOLN'S INN-FIELDS, AND 4, ROYAL EXCHANGE ; 

 AND BY ALL BOOKSELLERS. 



1849. 



