Vlli CONTENTS. 



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Solvent or gastric glands . . . . .129 

 The Emeu . . . . .129 



The Cassowary . . ... . .130 



The Nandu 131 



The Ostrich ... 132 



Experiment of Albertus Magnus .... 133 

 The Black-cap and the Fauvette . . . .134 



CHAPTER VI. 



TASTE OF CARNIVOROUS BIRDS . . . . .136 



Remarks of Plato and Buffon . . . . .136 



The gullet in birds of prey . . . , .138 

 Experiments of Reaumur and Spallanzani . . . 139 

 Remarks of Aristotle and Pliny , . . .144 

 Classification of birds of prey by Albertus Magnus . 144 

 Objections from M. Vaillant and Wilson . . .145 

 Turkish amusement ...... 146 



Courage of birds of prey ..... 147 



Combat of an 'Eagle with Thrushes . . . .148 



Gullet in Owls ....... 149 



Experiments of Spallanzani 150 



Gizzard of the carrion Crow . . . . .152 



(jizzard of the Raven 153 



Solvent glands in the Bustard .... 154 



Gastric glands in the Adjutant . . . .155 

 Digestion of bones by birds ..... 156 



CHAFER VII. 



TASTE- OF PISCIVOROUS BIRDS . . . . .158 

 Gizzard and gastric glands. in the Solan Goose . .158 

 A Cormorant poisoned . . . , . . 159 

 Colonel Montagu's tame Cormorant . . . 160 



Fishing Cormorants 162 



Bill-pouch of the Pelican 162 



Remarks of Dr. Paley 163 



Fishing of the White-headed Eagle . . . .165 

 The Blagre and Bald Buzzard . , . .166 



