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Dr. Lifter to Mr. Ray at ColeMl in 

 Warwickfhire. 



Dear S I R, 



I Received the kind Token of the Ornithology with 

 much Joy : I pray for the Continuance of your 

 Health, that you may with the fame Diligence and 

 Accuratenefs put forth the remaining Papers. Cer- 

 tainly never Man was fo happy in a Friend as he has 

 been in you, who have been fo juft to his Memory 

 and Labours. 



I am very glad you fay fo much concerning the 

 Englijh Edition, which you tell me you intend to 

 augment. 



If I might advife you in the Hiftory of Hawks, it 

 would be very acceptable to have their Managery 

 and Training, which I find is done with much Skill 

 and Faithfulnefs in a certain late Piece, calPd the Gen- 

 tleman's Recreation, printed 74. where is the bed Ac- 

 count of Hawks and Hawking that ever I met with. 



Again, in the Hiftory of Small Birds s fome Ac^ 

 count of the keeping and ordering of them in Cages 

 would pleafe, which alfo is very well done in a late 

 Book, entituled the Epitome of the Art of Husbandry^ 

 where you will find a large and very accurate Tra£fc 

 of Singing-Birds : Both done by experienced and 

 judicious Perfonsin that Way. 



I fhall hint to you the Perufal of the late Hiftory 

 of the IJland of Fero , where is much laid of the 

 Puffin and that Tribe. 



Again, you will find a raoft accurate and very par- 

 ticular Anatomy of an Eagle, done by a good Hand, 

 viz. Bofricfaus in his Vindication of^Chimiftry agairift 



Conringius, 



