In no part of the animal creation are the wifdom, the good- 
nefs, and the bounty of Providence difplayed in a more lively 
manner than in the ftru&ure, formation, and various endow- 
ments of the feathered tribe. The fymmetry and elegance dif-* 
coverable in their outward appearance, although highly pleafing 
to the fight, are yet of much greater importance when confider- 
ed with refpedl to their peculiar habits and modes of living, to 
which they are eminently fubfervient* 
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