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parts of the Old World ; and the Virginian eared owl, of North Ame- 
rica, &c. 
Case 34. Howlets : as the brown owl ; long-eared owl of Great 
Britain and other parts of the world ; barred owl of North America ; 
little owl, and the Tengmalm’s owl of Northern Europe. 
Case 35. The true Owls, as the barn white owl of various parts of 
the world, and the bay owl of Java. 
Cases 33 — 83. The Perching Birds. 
These are divided into five divisions, each of which embraces several 
families. 
Cases 36 — 42. The Wide-gaped Perching Birds. 
Cases 36, 37. The Goat-suckers, which are solitary birds, living 
on moths, &c. ; as the Trinidad goatsucker, or fat bird ; New Holland 
goatsucker; wedge-tailed goatsucker ; great goatsucker ; Carolina goat- 
sucker of North America ; Leona goatsucker of Africa ; and European 
goatsucker. 
Case 38. The Swallows and Swifts, as the common swift of 
Europe ; aculeated swallow of North America ; esculent swallow of 
the Indian Isles ; chimney swallow, sand martin, and martin swallow, of 
Europe, &c. 
Case 39. The Todies, Rollers, Broad-bills, and Mot-mots, which 
live on insects, berries, &c., as the garrulous roller of Europe ; Abys- 
sinian roller ; green tody of the West Indies ; Javan tody ; Brazilian 
motmot, &c. 
Case 40. The Curucuis : they live in low damp woods in the tro- 
pical parts of America and Asia, and feed on insects and berries ; as the 
red-bellied curucui of South America ; Narina curucui of Africa, &c. 
Cases 41, 42. The Kingfishers: they are generally of a bril- 
liant colour, and live on fish, which they catch by diving, also on 
Crustacea and insects ; as the spotted-bellied barbet, and great pied 
barbet, of South America ; great brown kingfisher, of Australia ; ter- 
nate kingfisher of Philippine Islands; and common kingfisher of 
Britain, &c. ; green jacamar and great jacamar of South America ; 
common bee-eater of Europe ; Javan night bird, &c. 
Cases 43—47. The Tenuirostral Birds, 
Which are divided into several families : as 
Case 43. The Hoopoes and Sun Birds, which feed principally on 
the nectar of flowers ; as the common hoopoes of Africa, sometimes 
found in Great Britain ; twelve-wired paradise birds of Molucca ; 
rifle-bird of Australia ; red-billed promerops of Africa ; and grand 
promerops of New Guinea ; hook-billed red honey-eater of the Sand- 
wich Islands ; and numerous species of sun birds of Africa and South 
America. 
Case 44. The Humming Birds of South and North America and the 
West Indies ; their food consists of insects and spiders ; as the topaz 
humming bird; garnet-throated humming-bird; tufted-necked hum- 
ming-bird, &c. 
