CONTENTS. 



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E S S A Y lY. 



Charaélers of eminent Men, viz. 



___of the Duke of Richmond I2I 



• of Sir Hans Sloane - - 122 



• of Dr. Mead - - 124 



• of Martin Folkes, Efq; - 126 



Catalogue of Sir Hans Sloane's mufeum 128 

 Account of Hudfon's Bay, and effects of cold there 131 

 An attempt to difcover the caufe of the rifing of the 

 fea, and agitation of the leffer waters at Lifbon, 

 after the earthquake, November 1755 137 

 An idea of drawing and painting in water-colours 141 

 Brief inftrudlions for etching, or engraving on 



copper-plates with Aqua Fortis 158 



Anecdotes and Additional Accounts of fome 

 Subjeds in Natural Hiftory, viz. 



The bearded vulture - - 172 



Of the porcupine - - - 176 



The whip-poor-will, or leffer goat- fucker 177 



Thepeteril - - - 178 



The eider-cock - - - 180 



The fummer-duck • * ib. 



Maccaws - - - 181 



Monkies 



