CONTENTS. 
Page 
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 - - 1 7 
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 . - - - ^ 8 
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 Crow - - - 86 
Habits of the Pheasant - , - 97 
Habits of the Jackdaw - - - - 108 
Defence against Animals of the Feline and Canine Tribes 1 12 
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 
