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Baskets" has been given to them, Thej are found in the neighbour- 
hood of Cebu, an island in the Philippine Archipelago. Examples of 
the " Birds'-nest Sponges " (Holtenia and Crateromorplia), from the 
Atlantic and Indian Oceans, are also exhibited in this Case, 
EASTERN ZOOLOGICAL GALLERY. 
The Wall Gases contain the general collection of Birds ; the 
larger Table Cases contain the collection of Shells of Molluscous 
animals ; on the top of the Wall Cases is a series of horns of different 
kinds of Deer and Rhinoceros. 
The Wall Cases on the west side of the room, or to the left on 
entering from the Mammalia Saloon, contain (1-27) the diurnal Birds 
of Prey; (28-35) the nocturnal Birds of Prey. Cases 36-42 con- 
tain the wide-gaped (fissirostral) Perching Birds ; Cases 43-47, the 
slender-billed or tenuirostral Birds; Cases 48-61, the tooth-billed 
(dentirostral) Passerine Birds; Cases 62-73, the strong-billed Coniros- 
tral Birds ; Cases 74-83, the climbing or Scansorial Birds. These 
are all on the west side of the room. 
On the east side of the room, Cases 84-106 contain the Gallina- 
ceous Birds; Cases 107-134, the Wading Birds; and Cases 135-166 
the Web-footed Birds. 
Cases 1-27. Raptorial Birds. Some of the most interesting species 
are, the Condor, or Great Vulture of the Andes, which soars higher 
than any other bird ; the Turkey Buzzards, or Carrion Vultures, which 
clear away putrifying carcases, and are the most useful scavengers in 
the warmer parts of America ; the Eagles, the most formidable of 
which are the Harpy of South America and the Wedge-tailed Eagle of 
Australia ; the Kites ; the true Falcons, which are the most courageous, 
in proportion to their size, of all the Birds of Prey, and some of which 
are used in Falconry ; the Secretary Bird of South Africa, with its long 
legs, which kills venomous snakes, and derives its name from the 
plumes, like pens, on the side of the head. These obtain their food 
during the day. Of the nocturnal Birds of Prey, Cases 28-35, may 
be noticed the great Hawk and Eagle Owls; the Snowy Owl of North 
Europe and America, often active during the da}-. The long feathers 
of the eared Owls must assist in collecting the slightest sound ; the 
birds themselves glide noiselessly through the air. 
Cases 36-83. The Perching Birds, divided into five great sections. 
Of the wide-gaped section, Cases 36, 37, may be specified the Goat- 
suckers, which lly about at night, and live on moths and beetles ; the 
Trinidad Goatsucker, or Fat-bird, is found in caves in South America; 
the fat of the young is used in cookery. The Jjcona Goatsucker of 
West Africa, with very long feathers appended to its wings, so that it 
looks like three birds when it flies. Case 38 contains the Swallows and 
Swifts, which pursue flies on the wing; their wings and tail are very 
long, their legs very short. The Esculent Swallow constructs its nest of 
a substance which when dissolved in soups is esteemed a great luxury 
in China and elsewhere in the East. Case 39. The Todies, Rollers, 
