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ZOOLOGY- 



CLASS n. 



A VES. Birds. 



Ten thousand warblers cheer the day, and one 



The live-long night ; not these alone, whose notes 



Nice-finger'd art must emulate in vain, 



But cawing Rooks and Kites that swim sublime 



Tn still repeated circles, screaming loud j 



The Jay, the Pie, and e'en the boding Owr, 



That hails the rising Moon, have charms for me. 



JlHE beautiful and interesting Class, of whici) we now 

 are treating ; is distinguished from the preceeding, by having 

 the individuals composing its numerous families covered with 

 feathers; they with but few exceptions, are furnished with 

 two wings and two feet ; and the whole class are oviparous. 



In no part of the Animal Creation, are the wisdom, the 

 goodness, and bounty of Providence displayed in a more 

 lively manner, than in the formation and various endowments 

 of the feathered tribes ; and whether we examine their ele« 



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