PART I. — ZOOLOGY. 
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Cases 43—47. The Tencjirostral Birds, 
Which are divided into several families : as 
Case 43. The Hoopoes and Sun Birds, which feed principally on 
the nectar of flowers ; as the common hoopoes of Africa, sometimes 
found in Great Britain ; twelve- wired paradise birds of Molucca ; 
rifle-bird of Australia ; red-billed promerops of Africa ; and grand 
promerops of New Guinea ; hook-billed red honey-eater of the Sand- 
wich Islands ; and numerous species of sun birds of Africa and South 
America. 
Case 44. The Humming Birds of South and North America and the 
West Indies ; their food consists of insects and spiders ; as the topaz 
humming bird; garnet-throated humming-bird; tufted-necked hum- 
ming-bird, &c. 
Case 45. Honey-eaters, which are peculiar to Australia ; as the 
New Holland creeper ; Poe honey-eater of New Zealand ; wattled 
honey-eater ; black and yellow honey-eater, and black-headed honey- 
eater of Australia, &c. 
Cases 46, 47. The Creepers, Nuthatches and Wrens, which live 
on insects, chiefly obtained by striking the bark of trees ; as the Patagonian 
warbler ; Guiana red warbler ; climbing grakle, and the picoid grakle 
of South America ; common creeper of Britain and Europe ; thorn- 
tailed warbler of South America ; wall creeper of Great Britain ; nut- 
hatch of the same place, Europe, and North America ; also various 
species of wrens, &c. 
Cases 48 — 61. The Tooth-billed Passerine Birds. They 
live generally on insects, worms, &c. These birds embrace several 
families. 
Cases 48 — 52. The Warblers, which are solitary in their habits, 
feeding on insects, worms and berries. 
Case 48. Tailor birds ; they live on insects, and mostly form very 
beautiful and artfully dome-shaped nests ; as the bush warbler of 
India; Dartford warbler of Great Britain and Europe ; superb warbler 
of New Holland, & c. ; and the superb menura, of Australia. 
Cases 49 —52. Warblers ; which are small birds that have an agree- 
able song, and are continually flitting about in search of insects and 
their caterpillars, &c. 
Case 49. The true Warblers, as the black cap warbler, lesser pet- 
tichaps, grasshopper warbler, fire-crested wren, &c., of Great Britain 
and Europe, &c. 
Case 50. The Wheatears. These inhabit barren places in various 
parts of th£ Old World, and are lively birds, which subsist on insects ; as 
the wheatear warbler, redstart warbler, red-tailed warbler, blue-throated 
warbler, redbreast warbler, whinchat warbler, sedge warbler, &c. ; 
and the Titmice, which are very active in flitting from branch to 
branch and suspending themselves in all kinds of attitudes whilst seek- 
ing for insects on the trees ; as the great titmouse, blue titmouse, and 
the long-tailed titmouse of Great Britain and Europe, &c. 
Case 51. Wood Warblers, which mostly inhabit North America, 
where they are seen in the low bushes flying from branch to branch in 
search of caterpillars, &c. ; as the red-headed warbler, spotted yellow 
warbler, yellow-throated warbler, and numerous other species; and 
various specimens of Wagtails, which are found on the banks of rivers 
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