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Between the Windows are the Spike of a room xi. 
large Saw-Fish, and a large Rhinobates, from 
India; and, on the sides of the Door, a Shark, 
and a large specimen of a Torpedo , found on 
the coast of England. 
TWELFTH ROOM. 
This apartment contains the collections of room xii. 
British Birds and British Shells, the former ar¬ 
ranged in the upright glazed Cases round the 
room, the latter in the Tables on the door. 
Case No. 1 . contains the true, or Noble 
Falcons, which are characterized by their bill, 
curved from its base, having a sharp tooth, 
formed by a deep notch near the tip of the up¬ 
per mandible, and by the second quill feather 
of the wing being the longest. These birds were 
in great estimation for their use in Falconry, 
and therefore called Noble. Amongst the spe¬ 
cimens in this Case are the Jer-Falcon (Falco 
islandicus ), Peregrine Falcon (F. peregrinus ), 
the Hobby (F. subbuteo ), the Kestril (F. tin- 
nunculus), and the Merlin (F. cesalon). Of all 
these, the Peregrine Falcon was most esteemed 
in Falconry, and flown at the largest quarry. 
Cases 2—7 contain the remainder of the di¬ 
urnal birds of prey, or those Falcons which, 
being of little use in Falconry, were called 
ignoble. In general, the fourth quill feather in 
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