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lossal temple bursts upon the sight, has so 

 much truth and judgment in its plan, that I 

 question whether its parallel can be found in 

 the annals of horticultural design. When St. 

 Peter's dome is illuminated, whilst standing 

 under the wooded archway of this walk, you 

 may fancy yourself on the confines of Elysium. 



As an additional charm to the beauties of 

 Pamphili Doria, the birds are here protected, 

 so that not one of them which comes within its 

 precincts is ever transported to the bird market 

 at the Pantheon in Rome, where individuals of 

 every species known in Italy, from the wren to 

 the raven, may be had, ready trussed for the 

 spit. I myself, in the course of the season, 

 have seen and examined the following list of 

 good things 'on the stalls, to regale natives and 

 foreigners in Rome.* Towards the close of 



* Wild boars, roebucks, red deer, hares, rabbits, pheasants, 

 frogs, common partridges and two other species, quails, water 

 rails, godwits, snipes, woodcocks, dabchicks, coots, wild ducks, 

 wild geese, golden plovers, green plovers, sand -pipers, wigeons, 

 teal, gargany, brown-headed ducks, sheldrakes, tufted Grecian 

 ducks, green linnets, goldfinches, brown linnets, grosbeaks, land 

 tortoises, ringdoves, rock pigeons, fancy pigeons, wagtails, 

 robin redbreasts, common buntings, grey buntings, cirl buntings, 

 bluecap titmouse, oxeye titmouse, long- tailed titmouse, black- 

 cap titmouse, cole titmouse, blackcap sylvia, song thrush* 



