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Nat. Hist. 
of the British birds, &c. the ^vhite diXiA gray *wag- 
tail; the titmice. 
In the fifth order, the Chelidones or SwaU 
lows (Case 9, bottom shelf), are placed the goat 
sucker^ the swift^ the martin^ the sand martin^ 
and chimney swcdlow. 
The sixth order, the Galling or Gallinaceous 
Birds (Cases 10 and part of 11) comprehends 
the columbine or pigeon tribe (referred by Lin¬ 
naeus to the Passeres), and the Gallinae properly 
speaking. Of the former we have the stock 
pigeoiiy the ring pigeon^ and the turtle-dove ; the 
latter includes the various kinds of game deno¬ 
minated grouse^ partridge^ and quail; such as 
the cock of the wood^ a bird no longer aii inha¬ 
bitant of Britain : hlack grouse ; white and red 
ptarmigan ; common partridge^ and common quail. 
To these are added the bustards^ which, with 
regard to their habitudes, appear to be interme¬ 
diate between this and the following order. 
The seventh order comprehends the Grall^, 
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, ho,, ; the plovers, with the lap- 
wing, oyster-catcher, &c.; the rails, with the 
crake, gallinule, &c. 
The eighth order, entitled Anseres, or web¬ 
footed birds (Cases 16 to 22), contains the 
grebes,\^Aih. the guillemots, divers, &c.j the gulls 
and 
