62 
room xi. in size and general appearance, viz. the macaws 
Nat. Hist, and parrots ; the crows, and jays; the rollers ; 
the woodpeckers ; hornbills ; cuckows ; bee-eat- 
ers ; king-fishers ; toucans ; creepers ; humming- 
birds, <kc. In this tribe the most remarkable 
birds are the great scarlet macaw ; the blue and 
yellow ditto ; the nonpareil parakeet from New 
Holland ; the yellow breasted toucan ; the hel- 
met hornbill ; the Indian roller ; and various 
kinds of humming-birds, among others that rare 
species the harlequin humming-bird, distinguish- 
ed by the great variety of its colours ; and lastly, 
the least humming-bird, the smallest of all the 
feathered race. 
The next or third Linnaean order consists of 
the Anseres or web-footed birds, such as the 
swan and goose tribe ; the gulls, the penguins 5 
and many others. In this tribe the most remark- 
able are, the black swan, from New Holland; 
the lobated duck from ditto : the short-billed, or 
half-webbed goose ; the great penguin ; and dif- 
ferent species of pelicans. 
The fourth Linnaean order contains the Grall^e 
or waders, and consists of the heron and bittern 
tribes; the spoonbill ; the screamer ; the curlews 
and ibises ; the plovers ; and many others. In 
this order the most remarkable specimens are, a 
young hargil, or giant crane, from India, which. 
