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for their song, and others for their imitating almost any sound, as the 
lunulated thrush of Australia ; missel thrush, song thrush, fieldfare, 
red- winged thrush, and blackbird of Great Britain and Europe; and 
others from various parts of the world ; mimic thrush of North Ame- 
rica, &c. 
Case 55. Babbling Thrushes of the warmer parts of the world, 
where they are peculiar for their chattering noise ; they feed on insects, 
& c. ; as the black-headed thrush of South America; Chinese thrush ; 
spectacle thrush of China, &c. ; grey thrush, mountain creeper, and 
pileated thrush of India; the orioles are invariably of a bright yellow 
colour, and found in the warmer parts of the world, feeding on ca- 
terpillars and insecfs, and also frequent orchards during the fruit season ; 
as the golden oriole of Europe ; (this is sometimes found in Britain ;) 
Cochin China oriole, and other species. Short-legged thrushes are 
also in this Case : they are peculiar to Asia and Africa, where they 
are found generally in the woods, feeding on caterpillars, insects and 
fruits; as the Cape thrush, golden-vented thrush, importunate thrush 
of Africa. 
Cases 56, 57. The Fly- catchers, which are peculiar to the warmer 
parts of the world, and feed solely on insects captured during flight. 
They form several subdivisions: viz. 
Case 56. The pikas, wdiich are peculiar to South America, where 
they pursue insects in flocks in the forests ; as the red-necked fly-catcher. 
The water-chats are inhabitants of South America, and are generally 
found in the vicinity of water, where they pursue insects on the ground ; 
as the grey shrike, spectacle warbler, white-headed tody, cock-tailed 
fly-catcher. The Tyrants are also peculiar to South and North America ; 
insects and even small birds sometimes form their food ; as the tyrant 
shrike, whiskered fly-catcher, and fork-tailed fly-catcher ; the black 
caps are found only in South America, where they are seen perched 
on the high branches of trees, ready to plunge at the passing insects ; as 
the Cayenne shrike, &c. 
Case 57. The true Fly-catchers which are mostly found in the Old 
World ; their food consists principally of insects ; as the collared fly-catcher 
of Africa ; broad-billed tody, white-eared thrush, king tody of South 
America ; fan-tailed fly-catcher of Australia ; spotted fly-catcher, cold- 
finch fly-catcher of Europe and Great Britain; black-headed fly-catcher 
of North America, &c. The fly-catching warblers, which are peculiar 
to America, where they feed on insects and fruits ; as the solitary fly - 
catcher, &c. 
Cases 58, 59. The Chatterers : they are divided into several fa- 
milies: viz. 
Case 58. The thick-h^ads, which are found in the forests of Asia, 
Australia, and South America; they generally live in pairs, seeking 
insects and fruits ; as the guttural thrush of Australia, &c. The mana- 
kins are remarkable for their small size and showy colour ; they feed on 
fruits and insects ; as the red chatterer, red and black manakin, white- 
capped manakin of South America, and speckled manakin of Australia, 
&c. The chatterers are found in most parts of the world ; they inhabit 
the low grounds or forests, generally in flocks, feeding on the berries of 
various plants, sometimes upon insects. Most of them are remarkable 
for the beauty of their plumage during the breeding season ; as the 
