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extremities alone, and our opinion is more strongly 

 confirmed when we consider Mr. Mudie's arguments. 

 He states the fact [feet] of the Blue Tit, which he 

 exemplifies by a very clever sketch, to be similar 

 with those of the Rook; yet we confess that we 

 should be averse to classing our little, fluttering, 

 merry friends of the blue cap and yellow waistcoat, 

 the constant attendants on the kennel or kitchen 

 door, in the same genera [genus] with the aristocra- 

 tical and clerical Rook, the tenant of a lofty avenue, 

 or the secluded precincts of a college." Vol. II. p. 

 270. The passage in Mr. Mudie's work which 

 seems to have induced those remarks is the follow- 

 ing: — " Generally speaking, the omnivorous birds 

 are the best walkers, and those which eat small seeds 

 from the stems of plants are the best perchers ; but 

 there are exceptions. The Rook is one of the best 

 walkers ; and the Tits are among the most dexterous 

 perchers : so that their feet may be taken as exam- 

 ples." p. 252. Whether this quotation warrants 

 the representation of the reviewer or not we leave to 

 the judgment of the reader. 



Compendium of Zoology ; being a description of more than three 

 hundred Animals, 1818. 



This volume contains an ample allowance of the 

 enors usually found in works on Natural History 

 intended for children, some of which we may pro- 



