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one foot, with the head downwards ; as the Cape coly, white-backed 
coly, &c. The plantain-eaters inhabit Africa, and live in pairs, feeding 
generally on fruits; as the violet plantain-eater, Touraco plantain- 
eater, &c. In South America the crested pheasant is found. 
Cases 7*2, 73. The Hornbills, which are peculiar to the Old 
World. They feed on fruits, mice, small birds, and reptiles, which 
they swallow whole, throwing them in the air and catching them in 
the throat ; as the rhinoceros hornbill of Africa, helmet hornbill, Pa- 
nayan hornbill of India, &c. 
Cases 74 — 83. The Scansorial Birds. 
They are divided into several subdivisions : viz. 
Cases 74 — 76. The Parrots, which are inhabitants of all parts of 
the world except Europe. They live chiefly on fruits, and build in 
the hollow trees ; as the racket-tailed parrot of the Philippine Islands ; 
Pennantian parrot, ground parrot, &c., of Australia; horned parrot of 
New Caledonia; Alexandrine parrakeet, &c., of India; blue and yellow 
maccaw ; hyacinthine maccaw of South America ; Papuan lory ; purple- 
capped lory of the Indian Archipelago ; hawk-headed parrot, yellow- 
headed amazon’s parrot, passerine parrot of South America; great white 
cockatoo, &c., of the Indian Archipelago; red-crowned parrot, and 
Banksian cockatoo of Australia, &c. 
Case 77. The Toucans, which belong to the New World, are simi- 
lar to the hornbill in habits and also in food ; as the yellow-breasted 
toucan, Aracari toucan, Janeiro toucan, &c. 
Cases 78—80. The Woodpeckers, which inhabit various parts of 
the world, and are divided into several subdivisions : viz. 
Case 78. The Barbets are inhabitants of India and its isles, South 
America, and Africa. Their food consists of insects, fruits and small 
birds ; as the groove-billed barbican of Africa, &c. ; Cayenne barbet ; 
grand barbet of India. The Picumnince are found in South America 
and India; as the minute woodpecker, &c. The true woodpeckers 
inhabit North America, India, and Europe ; they traverse the bark of 
trees in every direction, and insinuate their long tongue into chinks 
and crevices to draw out the larvae of insects, on which they feed ; they 
also subsist on soft fruits; as the northern three-toed woodpecker, 
white-billed woodpecker of North America, &c., and greater spotted 
woodpecker of Europe, & c. 
Case 79. Dryocopince principally live in South America, and feed 
chiefly on fruits and eggs of small birds ; as the great black woodpecker 
of Europe ; Cayenne woodpecker ; red-headed woodpecker of North 
America, &c. The Celeince, which feed chiefly on insects and ants ; as 
the green woodpecker of Europe and England; yellow-crested wood- 
pecker of South America; Carolina woodpecker, &c. 
Case 80. The ground woodpeckers are peculiar to America and 
Africa, live principally on the ground, and feed on ants, &c. ; as the gold- 
winged woodpecker of North America, and crimson-breasted wood- 
pecker of Africa. The wrynecks are inhabitants of Europe, India, and 
Africa, feeding chiefly on ants, which they secure by means of their 
long tongue ; as the wryneck of Europe, also found in England. 
Cases 81 — 83. The Cuckows, which are migratory birds, and are 
divided into several divisions : viz. 
