The firft Booke of 



Out of Latinc Authors, 



ttirAfi'm GraccuU^rcgm^Meceena^yAlfimFlavfisformlm Nepos^^Laherms^the writer of merry 

 Epigrams^ Fabianw^ FeneJldla^Mutiantts^Aelius StilOyStatim Seb0fmytJHelij[m^Semca^Cker0y 

 Macer Aemjlm^MelJalaCervmu^,TrebmNigery4»dTiigidm, 



Out of For'rainc Writers. 



Artjloth^ king ArcheLmy CallimAchu^ylkmocritmyTheophraftm^Thrafyllm^ Hegefidemm of 

 CythnoSj^andAkxdnderPolyhiftor. 



f IN THE TENTH BOOKE ARE CONTAI^ 

 ned the natures and fton'cs of Foules and 

 flying creatures. 



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1 . The nature of Foules. 



2. Of the Phoenix. 

 3.0fiEgles. 



4. When the Romane legions ufed the agle 

 ftanderdj and other enfignes . Alfo with 

 what creatures ^glesmaintaine fight. 



5. A ftrai^ge and woonderfull cafe as touching 



an w^gle. 

 ^. Of the Vultures or fGeires. 

 7. Of the foule Sangualis. 

 8.0f Faulconsand Hawkes. 

 $>. Of theCuckowj which is killed by birds of 



her owne kind. 

 3 o. Of Kites or Puttockes. , 



1 1. A divifion of birds into generall kinds. 



1 2. Of unluckie and ominous birdsjthe Crow, 

 the Raven^and the Like-owle. 



1 3 . Of the foule that caricth fire in her mouth. 



14. Of the bird Clivina. 



1 5. Of many birds unknownc. 



1 6. Of foules that flie by night. 



17. Of Howlets. 



z8. Of the Wood-pecker, 

 ip. Of birds which have clawcs and crooked 

 tallons. 



20. OfPeacockes: and who killed them firft for 

 10 be fervcd at the table. 



2 1. Of Cockes -.how they be cut : of a dunghill 

 cockethatfpake. 



42. Of Geefe : who firft devifed to make a dain- 

 tie difh of the Goofe liver : the gtavie or fat 

 of GeefcjCallcd Gomagenum, 



2 3. Of CraneSjStorkcs J Swans, ftraunge fouls 

 of ouclandifb countries, of QuaileSjand the 

 birdGlotis. 



24.0FSwallowes and Martins, of Blackbirds, 

 Thrufhesjand Merles^ of Sterlings,Turtle- 

 dovesjand Quoifts or Ringdoves. 



2 5. Of birds that tarie with us ail the yearlong. 



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of birds that be for halfea yeareonly, and 

 others that remaine but three months. 

 2(^. Marvellous flories of birds. 



27, Of the birds called Seleucides. 



28. Of the foule Ibis. 



25?. What birds will not abide in all places t 

 which they be that chaunge both hew and 

 voice ; alfo of Nightingales. 



3 o. Of Merles or Oufels. 



3 1. The time wherein birds breed, lay-^and fit. 



32. Of the birds Halciones, the navigable 

 daies that they doe {hew : of the Sea-guls 

 and Cormorants. 



3 3 .The induftrie and fubtiltie of birds in buil- 

 ding their neafts:of the ordinarie Swallow, 

 the river Swallow Argatilis : the birds Gin- 

 namologi that fteale Cinnamon^ and of 

 Partridges. 



34.0fHourc doves. 



3 5. Of Stock-doves. 



36.0f Sparrowes. 



37. Of the Keftrell or Stannell. 



3 8. Of the flight and gate of birds. 



3^,Of certaine footlelle Martinets, called A- 

 podes. 



40. Of certain G uls that milke and fuck Goats 

 udders, and be named Caprimulgi : alfo of 

 Pelicanes named Platece, 



41. The perceivance and naturall wit of birds. 



42. Of the LinnetjPopinjay,orParret^ & fuch 

 birds that will learne to fpcake. 



43. The intelligence andunderftanding that 

 Ravens have. 



44. OfD/<J«?f<^^j hisbirds. 



4 5, Of dull witted birds that will be taught no- ■ 



thing. 



4^. The manner howbirds drinkc. 

 47. Of fouleb called Himantipodes^ and Ona- 

 crotali, and of other fuch ftrange birds. 



48. The 



