AT the time of publisliiiig the General History of Birds, a 

 division of the subjects into Orders and Genera was prefixed ; also 

 a List of the Contents at the head of each Genus, which was 

 supposed to be sufficient for reference to the various articles. The 

 Author, however, having been solicited by many of his subscribers 

 to print a full and complete Index, he has acquiesced, having no 

 doubt of its utility, particularly to the less informed Ornithologist. 

 Having also consulted his friends, whether it would be preferable to 

 give a general Index of the whole, or to each Volume separately, 

 he has learned, that the latter mode would be more convenient ; and 

 indeed one advantage will accrue from this arrangement, as the 

 printing has been so managed, as to enable the possessor of a copy of 

 the Work to place the Index at the end of its corresponding Volume 

 when bound up, or to retain the whole together, as may best suit 

 his inclination. One circumstance, however, ought not to be passed 

 over, in respect to the Work in general. It has been before observed, 

 that the errors are chiefly those of the press, yet a iew of the most 

 material require notice, viz. 



Vol. I. p. xvii. 1. 21, foi- Salisbuiy read 

 Canterbury — p. 78, 1.3, for 3|- in. read 

 nine — p. 1G2, I. 6, for white read black. 



Vol. II. p. 2, No. 77, for great read erect. 



Vol. III. p. 92, Note*, for Pe of Fermiiii 

 read Pie of Fermin — p. SCO, 1. 10, for 

 Antivolans read Altivolans. 



Vol. IV. p. 3, 1. 20, for Alcedo read Gal- 

 hula—p. 89, 1. 2, for NUTHATCH read 

 TOZjy— p.l82, 1. 14, for leucoptera read 

 leucophcea. 



Vol. V. p. 128, 1.8, for LENGTq read 

 LENGTH 



Vol. VI. p. 42, 1.18, for 3 inches read 

 l|in.— p. 159, 1. 22, cancel id. ed.n. 155— 

 p. 266, 1. 24, for France read Tanna. 



Vol. VH. p. 109, 1. 3, for yellow read 

 black — p. 300, 1. 26, for Sparrow read 

 Swallow. 



Vol. VIII. p. 90, 1. 18, for two read three— 

 p. 93, 1. 4, for Turdus read Turtur, 



Vol. X. p. 159, 1. I, for TERN read 

 GULL— p. 195, 1. 13, for PEDREL 

 read PETREL—^. 419, last line, erase 

 Pitjield's Mem. 



