Table XIV. (See page 15.) 
Contains the third order, consisting of birds with two 
toes before and two behind, for the purpose of climbing. 
This order is subdivided into two tribes, distinguished by the 
form and character of their beaks : the cuneiform, or wedge- 
shaped, being small, and not toothed or indented ; and the 
levirostral, or light beaks, which are indented more or less, 
and though in general large, are of a lighter and thinner 
substance. 
Table XV. (See page 16.) 
Order 2. Tribe 1. Cuneirostral, ( Wedge-billed .) 
Of the five genera included in this tribe, the Cuckoos, 
Woodpeckers, and Wrynecks, are found in England. The 
remaining two, viz., Jacamars and Anis, are American. The 
Jacamars are nearly allied to the Kingfishers, living, however, 
on insects instead of fish, and building on low branches in 
the depth of dark and damp forests, instead of in holes by 
the water-side. The Anis, like the Jacamars, frequent the 
woods, hut seem to he of a much more social nature. If 
taken young, they may he easily tamed, and even taught to 
speak some words. Amongst themselves, too, they are the 
most friendly birds imaginable, for they not only fly in flocks, 
hut lay and sit, many pairs together, in one large nest, built 
by joint consent for the whole party. Future travellers, we 
doubt not, will he able to relate many interesting anecdotes 
of these sociable, happy birds, hut at present little more is 
known about them than what we have related. 
Not so, however, of our British cuneiform birds, our 
Cuckoos, Woodpeckers, and Wrynecks. Everybody’s atten- 
tion is drawn to the first, whether he will or no. For as 
soon as the Winter is well over, and “ April showers prepare 
the way for May flowers,” we hear the Cuckoo’s note. It 
