HISTORY

OF

BRITISH BIRDS,

INDIGENOUS AND MIGRATORY.

A

HISTORY

OF

BRITISH BIRDS,

INDIGENOUS AND MIGRATORY :

INCLUDING

THEIR ORGANIZATION, HABITS, AND RELATIONS; REMARKS ON CLASSIFICATION AND NOMENCLATURE ; AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL ORGANS OF BIRDS, AND OBSERVATIONS RELATIVE TO PRACTICAL

ORNITHOLOGY.

ILLUSTRATED BY

NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS.

BY WILLIAM MACGILLIVRAY, A. M., F.R.S. E.

MEMBER OF THE WERNERIAN NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, OF THE NATURAL
HISTORY SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA, OF THE ROYAL PHYSICAL AND CUVIERIAN
SOCIETIES, &c.; AND CONSERVATOR OF THE MUSEUM OF THE ROYAL
COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH.

VOL. I.

RASORES, SCRAPERS, OR GALLINACEOUS BIRDS;

GEMITORES, COOERS, OR PIGEONS;

DEGLUBITORES, HUSKERS, OR CONIROSTRAL BIRDS; VAGATORES, WANDERERS, OR CROWS AND ALLIED GENERA.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR SCOTT, WEBSTER, AXDIGEARY,

36, CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE.

1837.

189.a.73.

W. BURNESS, PRINTER, EDINBURGH.