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FAMILIAR HISTORY
OF
BIRDS:
THEIR NATURE, HABITS,
AND INSTINCTS.
BY THE
REV. EDWARD STANLEY, M. A., F.L.S.,
&c. &c.
RECTOR OF ALDERLEY, CHESHIRE.
PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND EDUCATION, APPOINTED BY THE SOCIETY
FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.
CONTENTS.
VOLUME II.
CHAPTER I. Passerine Order continued.--Conirostras ;
-Conical Beaks.-Orioles.-Starlings.—Habits of.
-Finch Tribe.-Goldfinch.-Anecdotes of.-Nests
rapidly completed.-Curious Nests in Africa.-Age
of small Birds.-Canary Birds.-Trade in.-Bull-
finches, Piping.-How trained.-Boldness of.-Af-
fectionate and social Habits of.-Also of Linnets.-
Use of small Birds in destroying Insects.
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CHAPTER II. Subulirostres; Awl-shaped Bills.-Mana-
kins ; curious Nests of.-Tomtits. - Wagtails. —
Redstarts.-Robins, &c.-Migration of this Tribe.
-Nightingales. Whether they return to same
Nests.-Ear for Music.-Night Singing-Birds.-
Planirostres; Flat-billed. -Swallow Tribe. -Whe-
ther occasionally Dormant; instances of.-Migration
of. Insects, number devoured by Swallows. -
Spiders, high Flights of.-Curious Nests of Swal-
lows.-Courage of
CHAPTER III. Swallows' Nests continued.-Edible
Nests, East Indies.-Goat-Suckers.-Mode of seiz-
ing Moths.-Cavern, with their Nests, described.—
Tenuirostres; Narrow-billed. - Nuthatch. -Tree-
Creeper. Bee-Eater. Hoopoe. Kingfisher.
Humming Birds.-Climbing Birds.-Cuneirostres;
Wedge-billed.-Jacamar.-Anis.-Cuckoo.-Anec-
dotes and Habits of
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CHAPTER IV. Cuneirostral continued.-Woodpecker-
Tame one.-Wryneck-Tongue of.-Levirostral;
Light-billed.-Parrots.-Toucan. -Gallinaceous—
Poultry Tribe. Pigeons, American- Prodigious
numbers of Rapid flight-Employed as messengers
-Mode of catching-Attachments of.-Cocks.—
Pheasants-Courage of.-On breeding Pheasants-
Box for feeding-Prized by Ancients.-Turkies,
Wild-Social habits of.-Partridges, tamed-Nests
of Various sorts of.-Quails-Immense flights of.
-Bustards.-Ostrich-Nests of Affection-Hunt-
ing-Strength of.-Cassowary and Emu
CHAPTER V. Water-Birds.-Waders.-Pressirostral-
Narrow-beaked. Water-Hens Anecdotes of-
Nests of.Coots-Nests of.-Jacanas-Singular
- Oyster-
foot of.
Horned Screamers.
Rails.
Catchers-Tamed.-Cultrirostra-Cutting-billed.-
Herons-Toothed-claw of-Voracity of. -Storks
and Cranes-Migrations of Respect paid to.
Gigantic Crane-Particulars respecting.-Jabiru.-
Anastomus-Open-beaked.-Tantalus
CHAPTER VI. Latirostral-Flat-beaked.
Boat-bill.-
Spoon-bill.-Flamingo-Mode of feeding-Nest of—
Watchful habits.-Tenuirostral, or Longirostral-
Long, slender-billed Birds.-Avoset.-Sand-Pipers.
-Dotterel-Preservation of its Young.-Dunlin's
Nest and Eggs.-Plover-Mode of catching.-Ibis
-Mummies of-Why held sacred.
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CHAPTER VII. Palmipedes-Web-footed-Serrated or
tooth-billed.-Geese-Flocks of-How managed-
Plucking. - Singular attachment-Sagacity-Cou-
rage of.-Tree Geese.-Swans-Muscular strength
-Courage.-Black Swans.-Trade in Swan-quills. 169