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White-bellied Boat-bill (Cancroma Cancrophaga). 



The bill of this bird, in shape, resembles the bot- 

 tom of a boat with the keel upwards. It is a native 

 of South America ; perches on trees which overhang 

 the water, and darts down on the fish as they swim 

 underneath. 



Barbari/ Partridges, male and female (Tetrao Ru- 

 fus). 



Beautifi;tlly preserved, and placed under a glas^ 

 shade op aa elegant bronze tripod * presented by her 

 Majesty. 



