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ROOM XI. 
Nat. Hist. 
The first Linnaean 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 Pias:, or pies; 
and consists of various tribes, greatly differing 
in size and general appearance, viz. the maccaws 
and parrots ; the crows, and jays ; the rollers ; 
the woodpeckers; hornbills ; cuckows; bee-eat¬ 
ers ; king-fishers ; toucans ; creepers ; humming¬ 
birds, &c. In this tribe the most remarkable 
birds are the great scarlet maccaw ; the blue and 
yellow ditto ; the nonpareil parrakeet from New 
Holland ; the yellow breasted toucan ; the hel¬ 
met hornbill; the Indian roller 5 and various 
kinds of humming-birds, among others that rare 
species the harlequin humming-bird, distinguish¬ 
ed by the great variety of its colours 5 and lastly, 
the least humming-bird, the smallest of all the 
feathered race. 
The next or third Linnaean order consists of 
the Anseres or web-footed birds, such as the 
swan and goose tribe ; the gulls; the penguins; 
and many others. In this tribe the most remark¬ 
able 
