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| Transcriber Notes: |
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| P. 11. 'outs' changed to 'out'. |
| P. 13. 'fastnesses' changed to 'vastnesses'. |
| P. 15. 'is is' changed to 'is'. |
| P. 104. 'Redpole' changed to 'Redpoll'. |
| P. 124. 'words' changed to 'woods'. |
| P. 131. 'all or' changed to 'all are'. |
| P. 135. 'ltalicus' changed to 'Italiae'. |
| P. 146. 'commiting' changed to 'committing'. |
| P. 146. 'note sare' changed to 'notes are'. |
| P. 212ff. 'Boblink' also known as 'Bobolink'. |
| P. 248. 'Paradisia' changed to 'Paradisea'. |
| P. 254. 'superduous changed to 'superfluous'. |
| P. 279. 'Sparrrowhawks' is 'Sparrow-hawks' elsewhere, changed. |
| Fixed various punctuation. |
| Note: underscores to surround _italic text_. |
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