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Among a number of these birds, is that highly 

 curious species the Sierra Leone Goatsucker (Capri- 

 mulgus Longipenis), presented by A. Haworth, Esq. 

 of Chelsea. 



Birds in separate Cases, not numlei'ed, lut each 

 having a reference to the Page in this Cata* 

 logue, in which they are described. 



Northern Divers (Colymbus Glacialis). Male and 

 female. 



The largest of the Divers measures three feet and 

 a half in length. It is sometimes shot on our coast. 



Horned Screamer (Palameda Cornuta). 



This extraordinary bird is of the size of a large 

 turkey : from the front of the head rises a sharp 

 horn, about four inches long, and each joint of the 

 wings is furnished with an extremely strong spur, 

 triangular and very sharp ; those on the shoulder 

 being nearly as large as a man's finger : they inhabit 

 the fens of South America, and are always found in 

 pairs, feeding on seeds and reptiles. The female 

 makes a nest on the ground, of mud, shaped like an 

 oven, and lays two eggs. 



