CONTENTS. 



E S S A Y IV. 



Chara£):ers of eminent Men, viz. 



of the Duke of Richmond Hi 

 ' of Sir Hans Sloane - - jH 



of Dr. Mead - - 124 



--of Martin Folkes, Efq; - 126 



Catalogue of Sir Hans Sloane*s mufeum 128 

 Account of Hudfon's Bay, andeffeds of cold there 131 

 An attempt to difcovér the caufe of the rifing of the 

 fea, and agitation of the lefler waters at Lifbon, 

 after the earthquake, November 1755 137 

 An idea of drawing and painting in water-colours 141 

 Brief inftrudtions for etching, or engraving on 



copper-plates with Aqua Fortis 158 



Anecdotes and Additional Accounts of fome 

 Subjects in Natural Hiftory, viz. 



The bearded vulture - - '172 



Of the porcupine - - - 176 



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



The peteril - - - 178 



The eider-cock - - - 180 



The fummer-duck - - ib. 



Maccaws - - - 181 



Monkies 



