PART I. — ZOOLOGY. 
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&c. ; the buntings are found in the world generally, and feed on 
seeds ; as the yellow bunting, foolish bunting, ortolan bunting, snow 
bunting, &e. , of Europe, and found in Great Britain. 
Case 71. The Larks have the power of singing while rising from 
the ground perpendicularly in the air ; as the skylark, woodlark, &c. , 
of Europe, and found in Great Britain ; the bullfinches have very thick 
bills, which enable them to feed on hard grains and seeds ; as the bull- 
finch, rosy-finch of Europe, pine grosbeak of North America, &c. The 
crossbeaks have the points of their bill crossing each other ; as the com- 
mon crossbill, greater crossbill of Europe, and parrot-billed grosbeak 
of the South Sea islands, &c. The plant- cutters are inhabitants of South 
America, and are said to feed on vegetables ; as the Chili plant-cutter. 
The colies are peculiar to Africa and India, and live in flocks, feeding 
on fruits, and are remarkable for sleeping in companies, suspended by 
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 72, 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 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. 
