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ROOM X. 
Nat. Hist. 
ROOM XI. 
with such force as to drive the horn or sword 
through the timber. An example of this, from 
a larger fish of that kind, is preserved in the same 
frame ; and also the tail of a large one over the 
Case. 
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ELEVENTH ROOM. 
The birds in this room are disposed, so far as 
convenience would admit, according to the Lin- 
naean mode of arrangement, viz . into six great 
divisions or orders, the separations of which are 
marked by white lines between each. Some birds 
however, on account of the large size of the cases 
in which they are contained, could not convenient¬ 
ly be stationed in their proper orders, and are 
therefore disposed on the upper part of the gene¬ 
ral divisions. 
The first Linnsean order consists of the Acci- 
pitres, or predaceous birds ; and contains the 
vultures, eagles, hawks, owls, and shrikes. In 
this order the most remarkable birds are, the 
Californian vulture ; the sharp-tailed eagle from 
New Holland ; the great snowy owl ; the fuli¬ 
ginous owl; the great shrike ; and the Barbary 
shrike. 
The next order contains the Pic je, or pies ; 
and consists of various tribes, greatly differing 
in 
