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The Canada Goose - - - - 106 



The Domestic Swan - - - - - 120 



The Windhover Hawk and the Oil-gland - - 130 



On the Food of Animals - N - - - 133 



On Fresh Air - - - - - 145 



On Beauty in Animal Creation - « - 156 

 On the Projected Banishment of the Rooks from Scot- 

 land - - - - - - 166 



On Tight Shoes, Tight Stays, and Cravats - - 174 



