45. The œnanthe, the chlorion, the blackbird, and the ibis _ib._
47. The halcyones: the halcyon days that are favourable to navigation _ib._
49. The instinctive cleverness displayed by birds in the construction of their nests. The wonderful works of the swallow. The bank-swallow _ib._
53. Wonderful things done by them; prices at which they have been sold 519
54. Different modes of flight and progression in birds 520
55. The birds called apodes or cypseli 521
56. Respecting the food of birds—the caprimulgus, the platea _ib._
57. The instincts of birds—the carduelis, the taurus, the anthus 522
60. A sedition that arose among the Roman people, in consequence of a raven speaking 524
63. The mode of drinking with birds. The porphyrio 527
67. Foreign birds: the phalerides, the pheasant, and the numidicæ 528
68. The phœnicopterus, the attagen, the phalacrocorax, the pyrrhocorax, and the lagopus _ib._
71. Who first invented the art of cramming poultry: why the first Censors forbade this practice 531
72. Who first invented aviaries. The dish of Æsopus _ib._
73. The generation of birds: other oviparous animals 532
74. The various kinds of eggs, and their nature _ib._
75. Defects in brood-hens, and their remedies 535
76. An augury derived from eggs by an empress _ib._
78. The diseases of fowls, and their remedies 537
79. When birds lay, and how many eggs. The various kinds of herons _ib._
80. What eggs are called hypenemia, and what cynosura. How eggs are best kept 539
81. The only winged animal that is viviparous, and nurtures its young with its milk 540
82. Terrestrial animals that are oviparous. Various kinds of serpents _ib._
83. Generation of all kinds of terrestrial animals _ib._
84. The position of animals in the uterus 544
85. Animals whose origin is still unknown _ib._
87. Animals which are born of beings that have not been born themselves—animals which are born themselves, but are not reproductive—animals which are of neither sex 546
88. The senses of animals—that all have the senses of touch and taste—those which are more remarkable for their sight, smell, or hearing—moles—whether oysters have the sense of hearing _ib._
89. Which fishes have the best hearing 547
90. Which fishes have the finest sense of smell. _ib._