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Case 45. Honey-eaters, which are peculiar to Australia ; as the 
New Holland creeper ; Poe honey-eater of New Zealand ; wattled 
honey-eater ; black and yellow honey-eater, and black-headed honey- 
eater of Australia, &c. 
Cases 46, 47. The Creepers, Nuthatches and Wrens, which live 
on insects, chiefly obtained by striking the bark of trees ; as the Patagonian 
warbler ; Guiana red warbler ; climbing grakle, and the picoid grakle 
of South America ; common creeper of Britain and Europe ; thorn- 
tailed warbler of South America ; wall creeper of Great Britain ; nut- 
hatch of the same place, Europe, and North America ; also various 
species of wrens, &c. 
Cases 48 — 61. The Tooth-billed Passerine Birds. They live 
generally on insects, worms, &c. These birds embrace several families. 
Cases 48 — 52. The Warblers, which are solitary in their habits, 
feeding on insects, worms and berries. 
Case 48. Tailor birds ; they live on insects, and mostly form very 
beautiful and artfully dome-shaped nests ; as the bush warbler of 
India ; Dartford w arbler of Great Britain and Europe ; superb warbler 
of New Holland, &c. ; and the superb menura, of Australia. 
Cases 49—52. Warblers ; which are small birds that have an agree- 
able song, and are continually flitting about in search of insects and 
their caterpillars, &c. 
Case 49. The true Warblers, as the black cap w 7 arbler, lesser pet- 
tichaps, grasshopper warbler, fire-crested wren, &c., of Great Britain 
and Europe, &c. 
Case 50. The Wheatears. These inhabit barren places in various 
parts of the Old World, and are lively birds, which subsist on insects ; as 
the w T heatear warbler, redstart warbler, red-tailed warbler, blue-throated 
warbler, redbreast warbler, whinchat warbler, sedge warbler, &c. ; 
and the Titmice, which are very active in flitting from branch to 
branch and suspending themselves in all kinds of attitudes whilst seek- 
ing for insects on the trees ; as the great titmouse, blue titmouse, and 
the long-tailed titmouse of Great Britain and Europe, &c. 
Case 51 . Wood Warblers, which mostly inhabit North America, 
where they are seen in the low bushes flying from branch to branch in 
search of caterpillars, &c. ; as the red-headed warbler, spotted yellow 
warbler, yellow-throated warbler, and numerous other species; and 
various specimens of Wagtails, which are found on the banks of rivers 
or marshes, feeding on insects and small seeds ; as the white and yellow 
wagtail of Europe and Great Britain, &c. 
Cases 53 — 55. The Thrushes, which family of birds inhabit various 
parts of the world, and feed on insects and worms; they are divided 
into several subdivisions: viz. 
Case 53. The Ant-thrushes : these birds inhabit the tropical parts 
of the world, where they all feed principally on ants and insects ; as the 
white-faced manakin ; grisly warbler of South America, &c. ; mountain 
warbler of Java; rufous-naped thrush, alarum thrush, and others of 
South America ; king thrush of Brazil ; short-tailed crow of various 
parts of the Old World ; and several species of rock thrushes of Europe 
and India. 
Case 54. Various species of true Thrushes. These are solitary in 
their habits, feeding on fruits, worms, and snails ; some are well known 
