od raverfing theuntains, as Ice, Its Ufefulness to Catch Prey. Climb, Leap and Swim." Guard themfelves." Carry Burdens, Till the Ground, and other Ufes of Man. Parts differing from those of Man. ItsShape,commonly agreeable to the Animal's Motion 319. The Brain, which is, SLeffer than in Man 321. Placed lower than the Cerebellum, The Nictitating Membrane, 322. Carotid Arteries, and Nates. Neck. Mirabile. WTF 70 WATTS » Correfponding to the feveral Species. Suited to their proper Food, whether Flesh, Grain, &c. Situation nearer the midft of the Body, than in Man. Want of the Fastening of the Pericardium to the Midriff 328. 40 Nervous kind. A Sample of which is given in the different Correfpondence between the Head and Heart of Man and Beaft, by the means of the Nerves 330. Birds. Concerning which I take a View of their Body and Motion; where I confider The Parts concerned in their Motion 335. The Shape of the Body, made exactly for Swimming in, and paffing through the Air. which are Moft exactly Made for Lightnefs and Strength. All well placed in every Part, for the Covering and Motion of the Body. Pruned and dreffed 336. Wings, which are Made of the very beft Materials, vi of Bones light and ftrong's Joynts exactly opening, thuc ting, and moving, as the Occafions of Flightrequire; and the Pectoral Muscles, of the greatest Strength of any in the whole Body. (T) Placed in the niceft poiqo of the Body of every Species, according to the Occafions of Flight, Swimming or Diving. Tail, which is well made, and placed to keep the Body fteady, and affift in its Afcents and Defcents 338. Legs and Feet, which are made light for Flight, and incomparably accoutred for their proper Occafi ons of bandgil-aslaw bra PHDY Swimming 340 Vil to dim.12 Walking. Catching Freya) quibori bilish Roofting. Hanging. Wading and Searching the Wateren 212-448 Provifion by Nerves in the Bill for tafting and diFftinguithing Food 345 painrig? Stomachs, one to Macerate and prepareb346b vis In due Proportion to the Legs, To fearch in the Waters, and ' I To counterpoife the Body in Flight, State. Of which I take notice of three Things, Migration remarkable for or quit Their Accommodation for long Flights by long or elfe vid to tim Incubation, which is confiderable for The Egg, and its parts 352. Act itself; that these Creatures fhould betake them- The Neglect of it in any, as the Oftrich, and the won- Nidification. Of which before. Infects. Which, altho' a despised Tribe, doth in fome Refpects more fet forth the infinite Power and Wisdom of the Creator, than the larger Animals, The things in this Tribe remarked upon are their Body 362. Shaped, not fo much for long Flights, as for their Food, Built not with Bones, but with what ferves both for Eyes, reticulated to fee all ways at once 362. Legs and Feet made for Creeping 365. Swimming and Walking. Hanging on fmooth Surfaces. Leaping Digging. Spinning and Weaving Webs and Cafes. Wings, which are Nicely diftended with Bones 367,, Some incomparably adorned with Feathers and elegant Colours. Some joynted and folded up in their Elytra, and diftended again at pleasure. In Number either. Two, with Poifes. Four, without Poifes. Surprizing Minuteness of fome of thofe Animals themfelves, especially of their parts, which are as numerous and various as in other Animal Bodies 370. State ; which fets forth a particular Concurrence of the Divine Providence, in the wife and careful Provision that is made for their Security Security against Winter, by their Subfifting in a different, viz. their Nympha or Aurelia state 371 Living i Living in Torpitude, without any Waffe of Body or Laying up Provifion before-hand. Prefervation of their Species by their 14 ནུས་ན Spi Chufing proper Places to lay up their Eggs and Sperm, fo that the Eggs may have due Incubation 375. 105 Young fufficient Food. Care and Curiofity in repofiting 'their Eggs in neat Order, Incomparable Art of Nidification, by being endow'd with Architectonick Sagacity to build and weave their Cells, or to make even Nature heffelf their Hand maid 386, Reptiles. Which agreeing with other Animals in fomething or other before treated of, I confider only Motion, which is very remarkable, whether we confider the dom Vermicular 397. Scourge Man's Wickedness 400. their Prey Their eafy Capture and Mastery of their Prey, Their Digeftion. Watery Inhabitants confiderable for their Great Variety 401. Prodigious Multitudes. Vaft Bulk of fome, and furprizing Minutenefs of others 403. Refpiration. Adjustment of their Organs of Vision to their Element, Infenfitive Inhabitants. Among which having mentioned Foffils and others, I infift only upon Vegetables, and that in a curíory manner upon their Great Variety for the feveral Uses of the World 405. | Anatomy. Leaves 407. Flowers and their admirable Gaiety. Seed, remarkable for its Ge Generation. 16 Containing in it a compleat Plant 409. Prefervation and Safety in the Gems, Fruit, Earth, Sowing, which is provided for by Down, Wings, Springy Cafes, carried about by Birds, fown by the Husbandman, &c. 413, Growing and Standing: Some by Their own Strength 418. The Help of others, by clafping about, or hanging upon them. Remarkable Ufe, efpecially of fome which feem to be provided for the Good of All Places 420. Some particular Places, to Heal fome Local Distempers, 2Supply fome Local Wants. D Practical Inferences upon the whole are these Six, xix. That GOD's Work, 1. Are great and excellent 425 2. Ought to be enquired into, with a Commendation of fuch as do fo 427. 3. Are manifeft to all, and therefore Atheism unreasonable 428. 4. Ought to excite Fear and Obedience 431. 5. Ought to excite Thankfulness 432. 6. Should move us to pay God his due Homages and Worship, particularly that of the Lord's Day: which is an Appointment The most antient 438. Wifely contrived for Dispatch of Bufinefs, and to prevent Whofe proper Bufinefs is, to ceafe from Worldly, and to A |