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ROOM viii. jjis genus Lanius), which feed on living or dead 
Nat. Hist, animals. 
Cases 2 to 6 contain the smaller perching 
birds (the Passeres and Picm of Linn.), di¬ 
vided into groups, after Cuvier.— 1 st. The Fissi- 
rostral birds, which take their food flying, as the 
Swallows; 2 d. The Dentirostral^ which live on 
insects and worms, as the Flycatcher and 
Butcher birds; Sd. The Conirostral, living on 
seeds, as the Finches; the Scansorial^ or climb¬ 
ing birds, as the Parrots and Woodpeckers ; and 
lastly, the Tenuirostral^ or Honey-sucking birds, 
as the Humming birds. 
Cases 6 ^ and 7, contain the gallinaceous birds 
(Gallinae of Linn.). 
Cases 8 , 9 and 10 contain the wading birds 
(Grallse. Linn.) which live near water. 
Cases 11 and 12 contain the swimming birds, 
as the Ducks, Darters, Gulls (xLnseres, Linn.). 
Case 13, near the door, contains some cu¬ 
rious nests and eggs of birds, as the Edible nest, 
the Tailor-bird’s nest, and the foot of an un¬ 
known bird, supposed to belong to the Dodo. 
Cases 43 and 44, between the mndows, con¬ 
tain some large specimens of corals and sea- 
eggs. 
Case 45, near the door, contains the speci¬ 
mens of shells too large to be placed in the 
Tables. 
The Barnacles, or Cirripedes, are placed in 
the 
