INDEX. 



Pag* 



Owen, Dr. on the migration of swallows . . 46 



Oyster-catcher, the description of . . 139 



Partridge, the, description of ., * t , .28 



. . . docility of . ,, r _ ^ 



female, her affection for her young . 37 



,.- . . incapable of migration . .'. u , 34 



instance of one remaining tame . . 33 



,! instinctive sagacity of . , ..^ .32 



. , . . peculiar manners of _;, . . .29 



proper food for . . ,, . . 30 



Pearson, Mr. kept swallows alive through the winter . 49 



Peewit. See Lapwing. 



Pelican, the, description of . . , . . 270 



f . indolence of . ],.?., ,, 272 



,, . . remarkable pouch of } f .' i( . 271 



^/ '. the red-backed ( . j.^, r . ' . 296 



Penguin, the, capable of swimming and flying . . 261 



. description of . . . . 259 



. . . different manners of in different countries . 26i 



. small wings and short legs of . . 260 



the crested ' '.' ' .' ' . | . 266 



'. , '. . . manner of * . ; " '. ' . 267 



.' . . . tenacious of life .'' ' ". . 268 



the Megallanic . . . ' . 265 



V' '. the Patagonian . .' ! " JI - < ''-. % gg^ 



Pennant, Mr. on aquatic birds . .9 



on the gannet . . . 325 



on the puffin auk . . 246 



.on the whistling swan . . . 190 



Penrose on the crested penguin . . . 2f 8 



Petrel, the, description of . . . . 314 



. . the stormy . .'"' ' '!'! . ib. 



noise, manners of i'\* . 315 



Phalarope, the common . . ' . . 140 



the grey, and the red !i \< ' . . ib, 



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