NATURAL HISTORY. 
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Europe, &c. ; green jacamar and great jacamar of South America; 
common bee-eater of Europe ; Javan night bird, &c. 
Wall 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 and Europe ; 
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 Sandwich 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; w^attled 
honey-eater; black and yellow honey-eater, and black-headed honey- 
eater of Australia, kc. 
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 Europe; thorn-tailed warbler 
of South America; wall creeper of Great Britain ; nuthatch of Europe 
and North America; also various species of wrens, kc. 
Cases 48—61. The Tooth-billed Passerine Birds. 
They live generally on insects, worms, kc. These birds embrace 
several families. 
Cases 48—52. The Warblers, which are solitary in their habits, 
feeding on insects, w’orms and berries. 
Case 48. Tailor birds; they live on insects, and mostly form very 
beautiful and artfully dome-shaped nests; as the bush vrarbler of 
India; Dartford warbler of Europe; superb warbler of New Holland, 
kc. ; 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, kc., of Europe, &c. 
Case 50. The Wheatears. These inhabit barren places in various 
parts of the Old World, and are lively birds, which subsist on insects; as 
the wEeatear warbler, redstart warbler, red-tailed w’arbler, blue-throated 
warbler, redbreast w^arbler, w^hinchat w^arbler, sedge warbler, kc. ; 
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, bjue titmouse, and 
the long-tailed titmouse of 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 
