CONTENTS. 



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Some Account of the Writer of the following Essays, 



by himself - - - - xiii 



Remarks on Professor Rennie's Edition of Montagu's 



Ornithological Dictionary - - - - 1 



The Habits of the Barn Owl, and the Benefits it confers 



on Man ------ 7 



On the Faculty of Scent in the Vulture - - 17 



The Means by which the Turkey Buzzard traces its Food 29 



The Vulture's Nose - - - - 44 



Remarks on the Nudity on the Forehead and at the Base 



of the Bill of the Rook - - - - 48 



On the supposed Pouch under the Bill of the Rook - 54 

 On Birds using Oil from Glands, " for the Purpose of 



lubricating the Surface of their Plumage " - - 60 

 On the Preservation of Egg- Shells for Cabinets of Na- 

 tural History - - - - - 65 



Mode of blowing Eggs - - - - 68 



The Green Humming- Bird - - - - 69 



The Vampire - - - - - 70 



On preserving Insects selected for Cabinets - - 72 



The Starling - - - - - 79 



Preserving the Colour of the Legs and Bills of stuffed 



Birds ------ 85 



The Habits of the Carrion Crt)w - - - 86 



Habits of the Pheasant - - - - 97 



Habits of the Jackdaw - - - - 108 



Defence against Animals of the Feline and Canine Tribes 112 



Aerial Encounter of the Eagle and the Vulture - 122 



The Humming- Bird - - - - 125 



The Virginian Partridge - - - - 128 



On the Habits of the Rook - - - - 130 



The Passenger Pigeon - - - - 141 



A Description of the Habits of the Ringdove - 145 



