INDEX. 
Affectionate disposition of the Ostrich; ii. 113. 
■ Stork and Crane ; ii. 137. 
Age of Goldfinches; ii. 14. 
Air Cells in birds, use of; i. 41, 63, 66. 
Albatross lives almost always on the wing ; i. 95. 
* wandering, habits of the ; ii. 235. 
American, South, Goat-Sucker described; ii. 65. 
Anastomus or open-beak ; ii. 144. 
Anis; ii. 75. 
Annual return of birds to the South Stack ; ii. 232. 
Assemblage of Crows and other birds ; i. 234. 
Anhinga or Darter ; ii. 220. 
Avoset, beak of the; ii. 150. 
Barn-Owl, habits of the; i. 179; i. 183. 
Bell-Bird; i. 71. 
Benefits derived from Rooks; i. 242. 
and Injuries by small birds ; ii. 25. 
Bird-catchers employ Owls; i. 186. 
Birds, their situation in the natural division of the animal 
kingdom; i. 6. 
Bittern, light in breast of; ii. 133. 
Blackbird crowing like a Cock; i. 69. 
Bones of birds ; i. 40. 
Box, feeding, for Pheasants; ii. 98. 
Breathing; i. 62. 
Breast-bone; i. 44. 
— light in that of an American Bittern; ii. 133. 
Breeding — Pheasant with poultry; ii. 95. 
Bullfinches how taught to pipe; ii. 16. 
Burrowing Owl described; i. 187. 
Bustards taken by Hawks; i. 145. 
— courage of the; ii. 94, 111. 
Butcher-Bird, habits of the; i. 189. 
