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GUIDE BOOK TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 
Case 81. The Honey Cuckows are found in Africa, where they 
are celebrated for guiding the natives to the nests of wild bees, enticing 
them to the spot by fluttering before them, and reiterating a peculiar 
cry ; as the honey cuckow, and lesser honey cuckow, &c. The rain 
cuckows are peculiar to South America, where they live on snakes, 
fruits and insects, which they search for on the ground, as the long- 
biiled rain cuckow, &c. 
Cases 81, 82. The Coucals are inhabitants of the warmer parts 
of the world, and are generally searching among reeds and grass for 
grasshoppers, lizards, and fruits ; as the giant coucal, variegated coucal, 
&c. , of Australia ; bubut coucal of Java, &c., and the straight-heeled 
coucal of Africa ; Cayenne cuckow ; spotted cuckow of South America. 
Case 82. The Anis inhabit South America, the West Indies, Asia, 
&c., where they are found on the ground seeking for insects, and others 
feed on fmits ; as the greater ani and lesser ani, &c. , red-headed mal- 
koha, and tricoloured malkoha of India. 
Cases 82, 83. The True Cuckows are only found in the 
warmer parts of the world ; their food consists of insects and fruits ; the 
European bird deposits its eggs in the nests of other birds ; as the 
great spotted cuckow, and white crested cuckow of Africa, &c. 
Case 83. Common cuckow of Europe, and also found in England, 
Dunnum cuckow of Africa; gilded cuckow, cupreous cuckow of 
Africa, &c. 
Cases 84—106. The Gallinaceous Birds. 
Case 84. The Tree Pigeons are found in Asia, Africa, Islands 
of the South Sea, and Australia, where they reside in the woods, 
feeding on fruits and berries ; as the parrot pigeon, aromatic pigeon of 
India, &c. , black-capped pigeon of Java, &c. 
Cases 85, 86. The True Pigeons and Turtles : these inhabit most 
parts of the w T orld ; their food consists of grains and seeds, as the antarc- 
tic pigeon of Australia ; nutmeg pigeon of the Indian Isles ; ring 
pigeon of Europe and England. 
Case 87. The Migratory Pigeon of North America, and common 
turtle of Europe and England. 
Case 88. The Ground Doves, which are mostly found on the 
ground, seeking for grains and seeds, in most parts of both hemispheres ; 
as the bronze-winged pigeon of Australia, &c. ; the ground turtle ; 
Talpacoti pigeon of America ; partridge pigeon of the West Indies : 
Nicobar pigeon ; and great crowned pigeon of the Indian Isles. 
Cases 89, 90. The Curassows, which are peculiar to South 
America, where they live in small flocks, searching the ground for 
worms and insects, also feeding on fruits ; as (Case 89) the marail 
guan, motmotguan ; (Case 90) crested curassow, razor-billed curassow, 
cushew curassow. 
Cases 91 — 103 embrace the series of Pheasants : viz. 
Cases 91 93. The Peacocks, which are inhabitants of India and its 
isles, where they are found in the woods and jungles, feed on grains. 
The crested peacock of India, Japan peacock; Iris peacock, &c., argus 
pheasant, &c., and the crossoptilon, from Thibet. 
Cases 94, 95. The True Pheasants : these are found wild in various 
parts of Asia, but some of them have become naturalized in Europe ; 
