Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt: ... but lays its one egg on the ground amongst or possibly beneath the large rock-masses which encumber the shore after falling from the overhanging cliffs and precipices. The parent birds are exceedingly averse to leave their egg when incubation has commenced, and like some other species already mentioned, will rather suffer themselves to be removed by the hand. The egg is white lightly tinged with blue, a little spotted and reined with rust colour. index. Accentor, Alpine, S3. Auk Little, 155. Great, 15fi. Avocet, 125. Bee-Eator, 9S. Blackbird, 51. Blackcap, 5S. Bittern, Little, 119. Common, 120. American, 120.' Bullfinch, 81. Bunting, Lapland, 72. Common, 72. Black-head-ed, 73.---.--Snow 72. cm, 75. Ortolan, 75. Bustard, Great, 111. Little, 112. Buzzard, Rough-leg-ged, 36. Honey, 36.--Common, 35. Capercaillie, 107. Chaffinch, 75. Chiffchafl', 61. Chough, 85. Coot, 136. Cormoraut, Common,157. Courser, Cream-colour-ed, 112. Crane, 118. Crake, Spotted, 1lu. Little, 135. Baillon's, 135. Creeper, 94, Crossbill, Common, S3. Parrot, 83. Whitewingcd, 89. Crow, 8C. Hooded, 87. Cuckoo, 97.. Yellow-billed, 98. Curlew, 121. Dipper, Common, is, Dotterei, 114. Dove, Ring, 10.1. Stock, 104. Rock, 10. Turtle, 106. Dunlin. 131. Duck, Pintail, 145. )uck, Bimaculated, 143. Wild, 113. Eider, 115. iUng, 146. Steller'sW est ern, 146 Red-crcsted Whistl-ing, 147. Ferruginous, 147. Scaup, 147. Tufted, 147. Long-tailed, 148. Harlequin, 14S.---Golden-Eye, s. Buffel-htsaded, 148. Diver, Great North-ern, 152. Black-throated, 152.. Red-throated, 152. Eagle, Golden, 24. Spotted, 27. White-tailed, 26 Egret. Little, 119. Falcon. Red-footed, 31 Gyr, 2S. Iceland, 29, Peregrine, 29. Finch, Mountain, 76. Flycatcher, Spotted, 47. Pied, 48. Fieldfare, 50. Gadwall, 143. Gannet, .