ISTDEX 



TO THE 



FIRST NUMBER, VOLUME III. 



Plate I. The Beaver. 



PAGE 



1 



The Beaver, ' - . . . 



Grotta del Cane ? ----___ £ 



Observations on Ignis Fatuus — by Rev. John Mitchell, 10 



A new property of the fetid matter of the Skunk, ... 12 



Test of the Percussion Principle, - ib. 



Pxate II. Wild Turkey. 



The Wild Turkey, - - - . . . - 12 



A Hunting Excursion on one of the Cordilleras, ... 17 



Game Laws of Maryland, ...... 20 



" The Honest Angler," --.... if,. 



Curious Contest between a Ferret and a Polecat, - - - 21 



The Speed and Strength of the Ostrich, .... 22 



Instructions to Young Sportsmen, No. VII. .... fj. 



