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he became minister of Ruthwell in Dumfriesshire, where he 
spent the rest of his life. 
His contributions to ornithology in the work undernoted 
relate more generally than otherwise to British birds. Many 
of his observations are taken from Rennie and other authors. 
He died from a paralytic stroke on February 19, 1846. 
*1837. Sacred Philosophy | of the | Seasons ; | illustrating | the Perfec- 
tions of God | in the | Phenomena of the Year. | By the | Rev. 
Henry Duncan, D.D. | Ruthwell. | Winter [mut. mut.]. | [Quot. 
2 lines] | Edinburgh : | William Oliphant and Son [&c.] | 
MDCCCXXXVII. 
Collation— 4 vols. post 8vo. (Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn.) 
I., pp. xii + pp. 411 ; II., pp. viii + pp. 407 ; III., pp. viii + 
pp. 416 ; IV., pp. viii + pp. 431, each with engr. title and front. 
Vol. I. contains, at pp. 218-32, Migrations of Birds ; Vol II., at 
pp. 158-214, Birds’ Eggs, Nest-building, etc. ; Vol. III., at pp. 238- 
284, On the Habits, etc., of Birds. 
Duncan (Jonathan), 1800-1865 
This historical writer, who was the son of Jonathan 
Duncan, was born at Bombay in 1800. He entered Trinity 
College, Cambridge, in 1817 ; matriculated in the same year, 
and graduated B.A. in 1821. He was author of The Dukes 
of Normandy, The Religious Wars of France , etc., but has no 
claim to mention as an ornithological writer, the undernoted 
work containing only two pages on the birds in ch. ix. 
(Natural History). He died in London, October 20, 1865. 
1841. The History of Guernsey ; with occasional notices of Jersey, 
Alderney and Sark. London : 1841. 
Collation — 1 vol. 8vo, pp. xvi + pp. 656. 
Birds at pp. 520-21. 
Dunn (J. H.). See Clouston (Rev. Chas.) 
Dunn (Robert), 1799-1859 ? 
This author, who was an “ animal preserver ” at Hull, 
where he published the undermentioned book at his place of 
business, 31 George Street, tells us in his introduction that 
“ having frequeutly sustained considerable loss and incon- 
