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able are, the black swan, from New Holland; 
the lobated duck from ditto ; the short-billed, or 
half-webbed goose; the great penguin ; and diffe¬ 
rent species of pelicans. 
The fourth Linnaean order contains theGRALL^E 
or waders, and consists of the heron and bittern 
tribes; the spoonbill; the screamer; the curlews, 
and ibises ; the plovers ; and many others. In 
this order the most remarkable specimens are, a 
young hargil, or giant crane, from India, which, 
when full-grown, is by far the largest of all the 
heron tribe; the tiger-bittern, an elegant South 
American species : the horned screamer from 
South America ; the rose coloured spoonbill, and 
the scarlet ibis, both from South America. 
The fifth Linnaean order consists of the Gal- 
linje, comprehending such birds as are more or 
less allied to the common fowl. It consequently 
contains the pheasant and partridge tribe, the 
curasso, &c. In this division the principal speci¬ 
mens are the argus pheasant, from Sumatra; the 
black or crested Curasso bird; the great wood- 
grous or urogallus; and the crested Californian 
quail. 
The sixth and last Linnaean order of birds con- 
tains the Passeres; and consists of a great variety 
of different genera, from the pigeons to the swal¬ 
lows and the goat-suckers. In this order the most 
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