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[Title page] A natural history of birds. The most of which have not hitherto been either figured or described, and the rest, by reason of obscure, or too brief descriptions without figures, or of figures very ill designed, are hitherto but little known

[Dedication] To God, the one eternal!

The preface

[Acknowledgements] The names of the generous encouragers of this work, which have been added since the publication of the former parts

[The red and blue maccaw], pp. [Plate] 158-158

The blue and yellow maccaw, pp. 159-[Plate] 159 ff.

[The greater cockatoo], pp. [Plate] 160-160

The Brasilian green parrot, pp. 161-[Plate] 161 ff.

[The great green parrot, from the West-Indies], pp. [Plate] 162-162

The ash-colour'd and red parrot, pp. 163-[Plate] 163 ff.

[The lesser green parrot], pp. [Plate] 164-164

The hawk-headed parrot, pp. 165-[Plate] 165 ff.

[The white-headed parrot], pp. [Plate] 166-166

The dusky parrot, pp. 167-[Plate] 167 ff.

[The little green parrot], pp. [Plate] 168-168

The white-breasted parrot, pp. 169-[Plate] 169 ff.

[The first black-capped lory], pp. [Plate] 170-170

The second black-capped lory, pp. 171-[Plate] 171 ff.

[The scarlet lory], pp. [Plate] 172-172

The long-tailed scarlet lory, pp. 173-[Plate] 173 ff.

[The lory-parrakeet], pp. [Plate] 174-174

The long-tailed green parrakeet, pp. 175-[Plate] 175 ff.

[The red and blue-headed parrakeet], pp. [Plate] 176-176

The brown-throated parrakeet, pp. 177-[Plate] 177 ff.

[The grenadier], pp. [Plate] 178-178

The grey finch ; The wax bill, pp. 179-[Plate] 179 ff.

[The sparrow of paradise ; The great bat, from Madagascar], pp. [Plate] 180-180

The little Indian pye ; The ground squirrel, pp. 181-[Plate] 181 ff.

[The spotted Indian woodpecker], pp. [Plate] 182-182

The Indian bee-eater, pp. 183-[Plate] 183 ff.

[The brown Indian thrush], pp. [Plate] 184-184

The golden thrush Icterus, pp. 185-[Plate] 185 ff.

[The yellow Indian starling], pp. [Plate] 186-186

The black and white Indian starling, pp. 187-[Plate] 187 ff.

[The gros-beak, or haw-finch], pp. [Plate] 188-188

The yellow-headed Indian sparrow, pp. 189-[Plate] 189 ff.

[The Indian redstart ; The thorn-tailed Indian lizard], pp. [Plate] 190-190

The red and blue Brasilian finch ; The flying squirrel, pp. 191-[Plate] 191 ff.

[The crowned African crane], pp. [Plate] 192-192

The black-bill'd whistling duck, pp. 193-[Plate] 193 ff.

[The red-bill'd whistling duck], pp. [Plate] 194-194

The little lion-monkey, pp. 195-[Plate] 195 ff.

[The little black monkey], pp. [Plate] 196-196

The maucauco, pp. 197-[Plate] 197 ff.

[The barbarian squirrel], pp. [Plate] 198-198

The Indian ichneumon, pp. 199-[Plate] 199 ff.

[The little Indian buffalo], pp. [Plate] 200-200

Three small bats, pp. 201-[Plate] 201 ff.

[The large green and spotted lizard], pp. [Plate] 202-202

The great spotted lizard, with a forked tail, pp. 203-[Plate] 203 ff.

[The African land-tortoise ; The small spotted grey lizard], pp. [Plate] 204-204

The land-tortoise from Carolina, pp. 205-[Plate] 205 ff.

[The sea-tortoise], pp. [Plate] 206-206

The double-headed snake ; The black butterflies, pp. 207-[Plate] 207 ff.

[The mango-fish ; The great brown locust], pp. [Plate] 208-208

The gold-fish from China, pp. 209-[Plate] 209 ff.

[The ribband-fish], pp. [Plate] 210-210 ff.

A brief and general idea of drawing, and painting in water-colours: intended for the amusement of the curious, rather than for the instruction of artists, pp. 212-217

Some thoughts on the passage of birds, pp. 218-220

Additions to many of the subjects described in this work, pp. 221-230

Some brief instructions for etching or engraving on copper-plates, with aqua fortis, pp. 230-235

Catalogue of the names of all the birds, beasts etc contained in the four parts of this natural history, ranged in a generical order, pp. 236-243

A catalogue of the names of all the birds, beasts etc described in the third and fourth parts of this work; in Latin and English, pp. 244-248 ff.

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