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not provide for posterity until the beginning of April, when 

 they leave their retreats, deposit their eggs, and die. Their 

 eggs soon begin to feel the genial influence of the season ; the 

 little animals burst from them in their caterpillar state, to be- 

 come aurelias and butterflies in their turn, and thus to continue 

 trfe round of nature. 



BIRDS. 



Chap. I. — Into how many classes are birds divided ? How are the dif- 

 ferent classes distinguished from each other ? 



Chap. II. — Describe the Ostrich. Where is it found? For what is it 

 chiefly valuable ? What is said of the Cassowary ? Of the Dodo ? 



Chap. III. — Name the varieties which constitute the rapacious kind. 

 Describe the Golden Eagle. The American Condor. The Vulture. 

 Where is it found ? What service does it render to the Inhabitants of Grand 

 Cairo? Describe the Falcon. The Kite. The Buzzard. The Great 

 Horned Owl. The White Owl. The Screech Owl. In what repute is it 

 held by the Kalmuc Tartars ? 



Chap. IV. — What is said of the Poultry kind? How are they distin- 

 guished from the rapacious kind ? Describe the Cock. The Turkey. The 

 Guinea Hen. The Peacock. The Pheasant. The Bustard, &e. 



Chap. V. — In what estimation is the Pie kind held ? Name its varieties. 

 What is said of the Raven ? Its sagacity ? The respect paid to it in Swe- 

 den ? Describe the Magpie, Jay, Kingfisher, &c. 



Chap. VI. — Describe the Parrot. The Bird of Paradise. Whence its 

 name ? Give some account of the Pigeon. Its former utility to man. Its 

 rapid flights. 



Chap. VII.— What is said of the Thrush ? The Red-Wing ? The 

 Blackbird ? The Bullfinch ? The Ortolan ? 



Chap. VIII. — Describe the Lark. The Nightingale. The Redbreast. 

 The Swallow. The American Mock-Bird. The Humming-bird. 



Chap. IX. — Into how many classes may water-fowl be divided ? Name 

 them. Describe the Crane kind. The Heron. The Bittern. The Stork. 

 In what estimation did the Egyptians hold this bird, and why ? 



Chap. X. — What is said of the Flamingo ? For what is it remarkable ? 

 Describe the Pelican of Africa. The Cormorant. The Albatross. 



Chap. XI. — Describe the Gull. The Petrel. The Tern. What is said 

 of the Penguin ? 



Chap. XII. — Name and describe the varieties of the Goose kind. What 

 is said of the Swan ? In what respect does the Barnacle differ from the 

 others of its kind ? Describe the Brent-Goose. The Duck. 



FISHES. 



Chap. I. — What do you know of the Fish tribes ? How many species 

 does Linnaeus reckon ? What is said of their digestive powers ? Upon 

 what do they subsist? How many species of the Whale are known, and 



