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room xi. pigeon, and the turtle-dove ; the latter includes 
Nat. Hist, the various kinds of game denominated grouse, 
partridge and quail; such as the cock of the wood, 
a bird no longer an inhabitant of Britain : black 
grouse; white and red ptarmigan : common part¬ 
ridge and common quail . To these are added the 
bustards , which, with regard to their habitudes, 
appear to be intermediate between this and the 
following order. 
The seventh order comprehends the Grallje, 
or waders (Cases 12 to 15) ; among which may 
be specified the spoonbill (now seldom seen in this 
country), and the storks , with the herons and 
bitterns ; the curlews , with the ibis , snipes, ruff, 
sanderling , &c.; the plovers, with the lapwing, 
oyster-catcher, he. ; the rails, with the crake 9 
gallinule , &c. 
The eighth order, entitled Ansejies, or web¬ 
footed birds (Cases 16 to 22), con tains the grebes, 
with the guillemots , divers, he .; the gzz//s and 
/mzs ; the petrels; the auks ; the puffin ; the 
pelican tribe, with the cormorant , s/ztfg, and "wz- 
Tzc/; the merganser, or goosander ; the geese and 
ducks , comprising the wild swan, the red-breasted, 
clakis and brent , bean and white-fronted, geese ; 
the eider duck, from which the r/orezz is obtained, 
and various other ducks, such as the scoter , 
pochard , shoveller, shieldrake, pintail, wigeon, 
teal, he. 
The collection of eggs is arranged along with 
the birds, in separate glass-cases, their numbers 
corresponding to those affixed to the birds. 
Case 
