Names of | Periods | Duration | Birds. | of Incu- | of | Authority | bation | Life. | ------------+----------+-------------+-------------------------- | Days. | Years. | ------------+----------+-------------+-------------------------- Swan | 42 | About 200 | Aldrovande Parrot | 40 | About 100 | Wulmaer Goose | 30 | 80 or more | Willoughby Eagle | 30 } | Period of | Bustard | 30 } | life not | Duck | 30 } | known. | Turkey | 30 } | | Peacock | 26 to 27 | 25 to 28 | Aristot. & Pliny Pheasant | 20 to 25 | 18 to 20 | A Treatise on Pheasants Crow | 20 | 100 or more | Hesiod Nightingale | 19 to 20 | 17 to 18 | Buffon Hen | 18 to 19 | 16 to 18 | Buffon Pigeon | 17 or 18 | 16 to 17 | Several observations Linnet | 14 | 13 to 14 | Willoughby Canary | 13 to 14 | 13 to 14 | A Treatise on these birds Goldfinch | 13 to 14 | 18 to 20 | Buffon * * * * * THE GATHERER "I am but a _Gatherer_ and disposer of other men's stuff."--_Wotton._ * * * * * One of the band of Covent-Garden, who played the French horn, was telling some anecdote of Garrick's generosity. Macklin, who heard him at the lower end of the table, and who always fired at the praises of Garrick, called out, "Sir, I believe you are a _trumpeter._"--"Well, sir," said the poor man, quite confounded, "and if I am, what then?"--"Nothing more, sir, than being a trumpeter, you are a dealer in _puffs_ by profession." * * * * * An Irish dignitary of the church (not remarkable for veracity) complaining that a tradesman of his parish had called him a _liar_, Macklin asked him what reply he made him. "I told him," says he, "that a lie was amongst the things I _dared_ not commit."--"And why, doctor," replied Macklin, "did you give the rascal _so mean an opinion of your courage?_" * * * * * In the neighbourhood of Yeovil are now living, in the same house, and at the same board, a man and his wife, two sons, three daughters, two grandsons, one grand-daughter, one grandfather, two fathers, two mothers, one father-in-law, one son-in-law, three brothers, three sisters, two brothers-in-law, two sisters-in-law, two uncles, two aunts, two nephews, three nieces, three first cousins, one great uncle, two great nephews, and one great niece; the whole consisting of seven individuals only. * * * * * _Printed and Published by J. LIMBIRD, 143, Strand, (near Somerset-House,) and sold by all Newsmen and Booksellers._