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ROOM XI. 
Nat. Hist. 
the Nuthatch', the common •Jackdaw and hooded 
Hooks; the Raven and carrion Grows; Magpie; 
•Jay, with its white variety, considered by some 
authors as a peculiar species. 
In the fifth family (Upupidje) is placed the 
Hoopoo; of this genus there is but one indigenous 
species. 
In the sixth family (Certhiad^;) the Creeper. 
In the seventh family (Meropidje) the Kings- 
fisher, and Bee-eater; a specimen of which latter 
bird was lately killed in Devonshire. 
In the eighth family (Picime) are arranged those 
climbing birds that have two toes turning forwards 
and two backwards, viz. the Wryneck and Wood¬ 
peckers. 
In the ninth family (Cuculims), those birds 
that have two toes turning forwards and two back¬ 
wards, but do not climb; the Cuchoiv, of which 
Europe produces but one species, so celebrated for 
neglecting its young; and a white variety of the 
young bird, killed in Cornwall. 
Order III. Gallinaceous. (Gallinacese.) Case 
10 to 12, lower shelf. 
The first family (Columbime) includes the 
Stock, Ring, and the Turtledove Pigeons. 
The second family (Tetraonid^;) comprehends 
the various kinds of game denominated Grouse, 
Partridge and Quail; such as the Wood Caper- 
kalley or Cock of the Wood, a bird no longer an 
inhabitant 
