128 - ON THE MIGRATION, &c. 



■ cr It will be observed, that I have not followed the arrangement of Cuvier, 

 but that of Stevens, apud Shaw. The latter is adopted from our distin- 

 guished English Zoologist, Vigors; and as I think his distribution of 

 Birds possesses many advantages, I have given it the preference to that of 

 Cuvier, how much soever I may reverence the genius and knowledge of 

 this distinguished Naturalist. Perhaps it may be objected to my enume- 

 ration that it ought to have descended to species ; to which I answer that, 

 besides the prolixity of such a catalogue, the avowed principle of the dis- 

 tribution of the feathered tribes which I have followed, is, to separate 

 into a distinct genus, every bird or small group of birds which is distin- 

 guished by any marked peculiarity of organization or manners, whence 

 it is probable, that my generical enumeration will suffice for every useful 

 purpose. 



NiPAL Residency,! 



6th October, 1831. 



