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have no representative of it in the British list. The birds 

 included in it by some naturalists, whose arrangement in 

 this respect we are disposed to adopt, are the Ostrich of 

 the Old World, the Bhea, or Naudon, of the New, the Cas- 

 sowary, the Emu, the Apteryx, and the Dodo (now extinct); 

 and while these species differ greatly from one another, they 

 all agree in the non-development of the wings, and the 

 enormous size and power of their legs ; the wings not ca- 

 pacitating them for flight, but in some instances aiding in 

 their rapid progress over the ground. We pass these by 

 however with this general notice, to resume our remarks 

 upon the British birds. 



ORDER VI, GRALLATORES. WADING 

 OR STILT BIRDS. 



This is an extensive Order, named from their habits and 

 formation. They frequent the banks of rivers, lakes, and 

 marshes, and the shores of estuaries, feeding upon small 

 fishes, aquatic mollusca, worms, small reptiles, and water- 

 insects; while a few feed partially on grains and herbage, 



