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XI. Sun-Iiitteni (Euri/pi/f/a miijiir) raountcd witli outspread winps in an attitude 

 the bird is fond of nssiiiniiijr- 



Xll. l-'ii/. 1. Till' Cariania (Ciiridiiid rristiita), a 8iiiitk American bird whose 

 ]io.*ition in tlie Avian System has given rise to much discussion. Some 

 autliors liavt' plact'd it in tlu> Accipitres near the Secretary-Bird (So-peii- 

 Idi-iioi sci-iii'iifiiriux}, Fill. '-• which it clo.sely resembles in general appearance 

 and in some of its habits : but many consider that its proper position is 

 with the Cranes. 



XIII. Litlli' liittern (Aidi-/I(i tiiiiiida), tuki'U from specimen^ mounted to shew tlic 

 immature bird in a protective attitude with the body drawn up tn its fullest 

 extent to imitate the snrronndin|j- reeds. 



XIN . 'I'll'' .\ustralian Plumed l''gret {Mcsiqihuyx pluiniffrii) in breeding dre.ss 

 shewing the ''dorsal train" of featheis used as ornamental plumes and 

 known among dealers as " Ospreys.'' 



XV. Itepresents a very old male of Steller's 8ea-Eagle (lltdiavtus pihijii'iix), 

 e.xhiliitcd in the Group of these birds presented by Mr. Henry Seebohu). 



X\"I. A female Peregrine Falcon [Falco peref/irnvs) with her young. Taken from 

 (troup no. 15o illu.?tratiug the Nesting-Series of British Birds; the male 

 is not included in the Plate. The bird beneath the foot of the female is a 

 Golden Plover in summer plumage. 



XVII. Taken from the Group illustrating the breeding-place of the Common King- 

 fisher {A/ccdo ispida), Nesting-Series of British Birds, no. 911. The birds 

 perched outside the entrance formed part of the brood and were respec- 

 tively six and seven weeks old. The parent bird and remaining j-oung 

 can be seen in the case, part of the bank having been removed to shew the 

 internal construction of the burrow. 



XVIII. A group of Indian Ilornbills including a pair of the Rufous-necked Ilorubill 

 {Aceros nep<deniis) and the Ilomrai (Dichoceros bicorm's) , two of the largest 

 .species. The Plate .shows the extraordinary development of the bill in 

 these birds. 



XIX. Fii/. 1. The Kaka Parrot {?i^fstoi- tni'ridwiKdis) from New Zealand is closely 

 allied to the Kea {N. not(d)llh). The latter is notorious on account of its 

 habit of attacking living sheep and tearing open their backs to devour the 

 kidney -fat. 

 Fii/. 2. A male of the Pennant-winged Nightjar (Cosinetoniis vexilluriiis) 

 which has the ninth primary quill enormously lengthened. The bird is 

 well known to most travellers in Tropical Africa, and presents a remark- 

 able appearance when on the wing. 



XX. Ttepresents a portion of the interior of a cave in which a colony of Esculent 

 Swifts (Cullocttlia ftictphaga) have attached their nests. These are of the 

 finest " white " quality, so highly prized by the Chinese for making Birds'- 

 nest soup. 



XXI. A pair of Greater Spotted ^^'oodpeckers {Dendrocopus mnjor) with their 

 nesting-hole and young. Taken from Group no. 78 illustrating the Nesting- 

 Series of British Birds. 



