Edinburgh journal of natural history Edinburgh journal of natural history and of the physical sciences edinburghjournal01macg Year: 1835 128 EDINBURGH JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY. case it will be found rather speculative to tiace out the sources of these characters of our climate, and which it is requisite to do, because these sources will be found in the other physical conditions of the country, and themselves influential on the geography of animals, provinp;, as before said, that these secondary causes do not act independ- ently of each other.—(To he continued.) The Sparrowhawk.—Every person
Edinburgh journal of natural history Edinburgh journal of natural history and of the physical sciences edinburghjournal01macg Year: 1835 128 EDINBURGH JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY. case it will be found rather speculative to tiace out the sources of these characters of our climate, and which it is requisite to do, because these sources will be found in the other physical conditions of the country, and themselves influential on the geography of animals, provinp;, as before said, that these secondary causes do not act independ- ently of each other.—(To he continued.) The Sparrowhawk.—Every person who attends to the habits of birds, must have seen this Hawk pursued by a troop of Swallows or other small birds, which hover over and behind it, for what purpose is not well known. One fine evening last month, just after sunset, we observed one flying at a moderate rate over the fields, with a Pied Wagtail close upon it, and loudly utterring cries of alarm. It is probable that the Hawk had carried off \ii companion, although we did not perceive any thing in its talons. It is commonly said, that small birds venture to pursue these marauders only in bands, which, by flitting about, distract their attention, and thus prevent them from singling out an individual ; and we do not remember to have ever before seen a single bird have the audacity to follow its dreaded enemy. BOTANY. THE CINNAMON TREE LAURUS CINNAMOMUM, The natural family LanrinecB contains many highly interesting plants, which are strik- ingly similar in their properties, and perhaps none is more important than the present species, which grows in great abundance in the island of Ceylon. It has also been intro- duced into several parts of South America, and many of the West India islands. The tree grows to the height of 20 or 30 feet, and the diameter varies from 12 to 18 inches. The bark of the trunic is ash-coloured and scabrous, while the inner bark, which is of a reddish colour, is the cinnamon of commerce.
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