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Ihe Fancy Pigeons kept in some of these Cages are drafts 
from the stock of the different varieties, which are disposed of 
to the Fellows of the Society who wish to purchase them. 
Here also are at present the following Foreign species : 
LITTLE or SAINT DOMINGO FALCON. 
Falco Sparverius, Linn . L’Esmerillon de Cayenne et de St. Domingue, 
Buff. 
A native of the temperate regions of North America, of the West 
Indian Islands, and of parts of South America. — Presented by Captain 
Power. 
PIPING CROWS. 
Barita Tibicen, Cuv. 
Natives of New Holland. 
CHINESE STARLING. 
Pastor cristatellus, Temm. Pastor griseus, Horsf. Gracula cristatella, 
Linn. Le Merle huppd de la Chine, Buff. 
Native of India and the East Indian Islands) common in China, where 
it is called Louquoy. 
CANARY FINCH. 
Fringilla Canaria, Linn. Le Serin des Canaries, Buff. 
Some specimens of these birds, which are of the genuine wild breed 
from which our numerous domesticated varieties of Canary Birds have 
been derived, were sent to the Society from Madeira by the late 
Dr. Heineken. 
PARTRIDGE PIGEON. 
Columba montana, Lath. 
From the West Indies. 
The next objects of attention are the Cattle Sheds and 
Yards (28), at the back of which are Cages for Owls (29). In 
these latter are to be seen specimens of the following birds be- 
longing to the Linnaean genus Strix. 
GREAT-EARED EAGLE OWLS. 
Bubo maximus, Gerini. Strix Bubo, Linn. Le Grand-Due, Buff. Le 
Flibou Grand-Due, Temm. 
Occasionally, though but rarely, seen in Great Britain. Common in 
the forests in the Northern parts of Europe, of Asia, and of North 
America. Feed on quadrupeds, birds, and reptiles. 
