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NATURAL HISTORY. 
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Case 38. The Swallows and Swifts, as the common swift of 
Europe ; aculeated swallow of North America ; esculent swallow of 
the Indian Isles ; chimney swallow, sand martin, and martin swallow, of 
Europe, &c. 
Case 39. The Todies, Rollers, Broad-bills, and Motmots, which 
live on insects, berries, &c., as the garrulous roller of Europe ; Abys- 
sinian roller ; green tody of the West Indies ; Javan tody ; Brazilian 
motmot, &c. . _ 
Case 40. The Curucuis : they live m low damp woods m the tro- 
pical parts of America and Asia, and feed on insects and berries ; as the 
red-bellied curucui of South America; Narina curucui of Africa, & c. 
Cases 41, 42. The Kingfishers : they are generally of a bril- 
liant colour, and live on fish, which they catch by diving, also on 
Crustacea and insects ; as the spotted-bellied barbet, and great pied 
barbet, of South America ; great brown kingfisher, of Australia ; ter- 
nate kingfisher of Philippine Islands; and common kingfisher of 
Britain, &c. ; green jacamar and great jacamar of South America ^ 
common bee-eater of Europe ; Javan night bird, &c. 
Cases 43—47. The Tenuirostral 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, &e. 
Cases 46, 47. The Creepers, Nuthatches and Wrens, which live 
on insects, chiefly obtainedby 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. 
