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upon trees, one of them keeps awake, in order* 
to give the fign, when the tiger creeps towards 
them,, 
I do not pretend to accuracy, and i imagine it will not be 
expe&ed on a fubjeft of this nature. 
Weight 
Proportion of 
Avoidupois. 
fquare inches 
1. 
oz. 
to the ounce. 
Turkey — «* 
8 
8 
2 f 
Pheafant ■=? — * 
8 
2 I 
Coot r — 51 
z 
8 
2 | 
Black cock 
2 
. 6 
3 f 
Puttock 
I 
H 
18 
Rook 
I 
3 
Partridge — — 
I 
1 
3 
Ivy owl — — 
0 
*5 
9 
Ring-dove — - 
p 
H 
10 
Woodcock — — 
0 
10 
6 
Small hawk — 
0 
H 
26 
Wood-pecker — • 
0 
4 
9 
Cuckow — 
0 
4 
18 
Miffel bird 
0 
4 
*4 
Snipe — - — 
0 
4 
9 i 
Redfhank — • — 
0 
4 
9 
Crofs bill 
0 
if 
u| 
Houfe fvvallow — 
0 
1 
18 
Houfe fparrow — - 
0 
£ 
12 
Wheat-ear 
0 
I 
H 
Linnet- — 
0 
of 
20 1 
Black cap ** 
Q 
Of 
18 
Stone fmich - — * 
O 
Of 
n 
Beccaiigo • * — -«* 
O 
Of 
24 
White throat — 
O 
Of 
grains. 
n 
Long tailed titmoufe 
0 
95 
2 5 
Reg ulus criftatus. 
1 3 
O 
7 5 
23 
it 
