ORNITHOLOGY. 



CONTENTS. 



LESSON I. 



Class of Birds. Zoological characters of Birds. Peculiarities of organi- 

 zation. 



LESSON II. 



Eggs. Incubation. Nests. Migration. Classification. 



LESSON III. 



Order of Accipitres. Zoological characters. Habits. Division into two 

 families. 



Family of DiurneB. Zoological characters and habits of Vultures, (Yellow 

 Vulture, King of the Vulture?, Condor, Percnopterus of EgyptX Grif- 

 fins. Genus of Falcons. Division into two groups, noble and igno- 

 ble. Falconry, (Common Falcon). Eagles. Fisher-Eagles. Spai. 

 row-hawks. Kites. Buzzards. Harriers. Characters and habits. 



Family of Nocturnse. Characters and habits. (Owls. Strix. Due). 



LESSON IV. 



Order of Passerine. Zoological characters. Habits. Division into five 



families. 

 Family of Dentirostres. Shrikes, Flycatchers, Cotingas, Blackbirds, 



Thrushes, Water-thrushes, Orioles, Lyres, Warblers, (such as the 



Nightingale, Linnet', and Wrens.) 

 Family of Fissirostres, (Swallows). Habits. (Swallow, properly so called, 



Martin). Goatsuckers Habits. 

 Family of Coniros' res. Larks. Titmouse. Bunt ings. Sparrows. Crow s, 



(Crow properly so called, Jackdaw, Magpie, Jay). Birds of Paradise* 



r LESSON V. 



Family of Tenuirostres. Nuthatches. Creepers. Humming-birds. 



Family of Syndactylae. Bee-eaters. Kingfishers Hornbills. 



Order of Scansorias. Zoological characters. Woodpeckers. Wrynecks. 



Cuckoos. Toucans. Parrots, Habits, (Maccaw, Paroquet?, Parrots 



properly so called.) 



