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in size and general appearance, viz. the maccavvs 
and parrots ; the crows, and jays ; the rollers; 
the woodpeckers ; hornbills ; cuckows ; bee-eat¬ 
ers; king-fishers; toucans; creepers; humming¬ 
birds, he. 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; and various 
kinds of humming-birds, among others that rare 
species the harlequin humming-bird, distinguish¬ 
ed by the great variety of its colours ; 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 are, the black swan, from New Holland ; 
the lobated duck from ditto : the short-billed, or 
half.webbed goose; the great penguin ; and dif¬ 
ferent species of pelicans, 
The fourth Linnaean order contains the Grall/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. 
