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GUIDE BOOK TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 
Case 79. Dryocopina 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. 
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, &e. 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- 
billed 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 fruits ; 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 world ; 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; 
