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or marshes, feeding on insects and small seeds ; as the white and yellow 
wagtail of Europe and Great Britain, &c. 
Cases 53 — 55. The Thrushes, which family of birds inhabit various 
parts of the world, and feed on insects and worms ; they are divided 
into several subdivisions: viz. 
Case 53. The Ant-thrushes : these birds inhabit the tropical parts 
of the world, where they all feed principally on ants and insects ; as the 
white-faced manakin ; grisly warbler of South America, &c. ; mountain 
warbler of Java; rufous-naped thrush, alarum thrush, and others of 
South America ; king thrush of Brazil ; short-tailed crow of various 
parts of the Old World ; and several species of rock thrushes of Europe 
and India. 
Case 54. Various species of true Thrushes. These are solitary in 
their habits, feeding on fruits, worms, and snails ; some are well known 
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 thrash 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 insects, 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, which are peculiar to South America, w r here 
they pursue insects in flocks in the forests ; as the red-necked fly-catcher. 
The w r ater-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 that 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 
