PART I. — ZOOLOGY. 
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Cases 1—35. The Raptorial Birds. 
They are subdivided into the following great divisions. The Di- 
urnal Birds of Prey are contained in Cases 1 — 30. 
Case 1. The Bearded Vulture of the Alps and Himalayan moun- 
tains. These birds live chiefly on carrion. 
Cases 2—7. Various species of Vultures, as the Alpine vulture, 
from North Africa ; the black, carrion, and king vultures, from North 
and South America ; the Californian, and condor, or great vulture of 
the Andes; the fulvous vulture, from Europe and Africa; cinereous 
vulture, from Northern Africa ; sociable vulture, from South Africa ; 
and the Angola vulture, from Congo. 
Cases 8 — 30. The falcons, which are further divided : 
Cases 8 — 17. The different Eagles which prey on living quadru- 
peds, birds and fish, as the golden eagle of the British Isles, &c. ; booted 
eagle of Egypt; crested goshawk, of South America; Brazilian eagle; 
laughing falcon, from British Guiana ; harpy eagle of South America ; 
bacha eagle of India and Africa; Jean le Blanc eagle of Europe, 
Java, &c. ; marine eagle, from Indian Archipelago ; osprey, from 
various parts of the world ; short-tailed falcon, from the Cape of Good 
Hope ; and the Pondicherry eagle, from the continent of India, which 
bird is worshipped by the Brahmins. 
Case 18. The different species of Caracaras, which are peculiar 
to South America, as the red-throated falcon, chimachima, and the 
Brazilian kite. 
Cases 19 — 24. Specimens of Buzzards : they are sluggish, and 
pounce on their prey on the ground, as the craxirex, from Galapagos ; 
Buzzard ; and the rough-legged falcon of the British Isles. 
Cases 22, 23. Various species of Kites: the weakness of their bill 
occasions some of them to feed principally on insects ; as the cohy 
falcon of India ; honey buzzard, from various parts of the world ; 
swallow-tailed falcon of North America ; kite of Britain ; and the 
spotted-tailed hobby of North America. 
Cases 24 — 26. The true Falcons, which are the most courageous 
in proportion to their size of all the birds of prey ; as the jer -falcon, 
peregrine falcon ; hobby, and kestrils, & c. , of Great Britain, &c. 
Case 27. The Sparrow-hawks : these birds skim the earth with a 
rapid flight, seizing their prey upon the wing; as the goshawk and 
sparrow-hawk of the British Isles, and others. 
Cases 28 — 30. The Harriers : these birds generally fly very low 
over the marshes, and strike their prey on the ground ; as the chanting 
falcon of the Cape of Good Hope ; Madagascar falcon ; secretary, of 
the Cape of Good Hope ; hen harrier, ash-coloured falcon, and moor 
buzzard, of the British Isles, &c. 
Cases 31 — 35. The Nocturnal Raptorial Birds, 
Which are subdivided thus : 
Case 31. Hawk-owls, as the Canada owl; snowy owl of Orkney 
and North America. 
Cases 32, 33. Eagle owls, as the scops-eared owl of England, &c. ; 
ketupu owl of the Indian Archipelago ; great-eared owl, from various 
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