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sinian roller; green tody of the West Indies; Javan tody ; Brazilian 
motmot, &c. 
Case 40. The Curucuis : they live in low damp woods in the tro¬ 
pical parts of America and Asia, and feed on insects and berries ; as the 
red-bellied curucui of South America; Narina curucui of Africa, &c. 
Cases 41, 42. The Kingfishers: they are generally of a bril¬ 
liant colour, and live on fish, which they catch by diving, also on 
Crustacea and insects; as the spotted-bellied barbet, and great pied 
barbet, of South America; great brown kingfisher, of Australia; ter- 
nate kingfisher of Philippine Islands; and common kingfisher of 
Europe, &c. ; green jacamar and great jacamar of South America; 
common bee-eater of Europe ; Javan night bird, &c. 
Wall Cases 43—47. The Tenuirostral Birds, 
Which are divided into several families: as 
Case 43. The Hoopoes and Sun Birds, which feed principally on 
the nectar of flowers; as the common hoopoes of Africa and Europe; 
twelve-wired paradise birds of Molucca; rifle-bird of Australia ; red¬ 
billed promerops of Africa; and grand promerops of New Guinea; 
hook-billed red honev-eater of the Sandwich Islands; and numerous 
species of sun birds of Africa and South America. 
Case 44. The Humming Birds of South and North America and the 
West Indies ; their food consists of insects and spiders ; as the topaz 
humming bird; garnet-throated humming-bird; tufted-necked hum¬ 
ming-bird, &c. 
Case 45. Honey-eaters, which are peculiar to Australia; as the 
New Holland creeper; Poe honey-eater of New Zealand; wattled 
honey-eater; black and yellow honey-eater, and black-headed honey- 
eater of Australia, &c. 
Cases 46, 47. The Creepers, Nuthatches and Wrens, which live 
on insects, chiefly obtained by striking the bark of trees; as the Patagonian 
warbler ; Guiana red warbler; climbing grakle, and the picoid grakle 
of South America; common creeper of Europe; thorntailed warbler 
of South America; wall creeper of Great Britain ; nuthatch of Europe 
and North America; also various species of wrens, &c. 
Cases 48—61. The Tooth-billed Passerine Birds. 
They live generally on insects, worms, &c. These birds embrace 
several families. 
Cases 48—52. The Warblers, which are solitary in their habits, 
feeding on insects, worms and berries. 
Case 48. Tailor birds; they live on insects, and mostly form very 
beautiful and artfully dome-shaped nests; as the bush warbler of 
India; Dartford warbler of Europe; superb warbler of New Holland, 
&c.; and the superb menura, of Australia. 
Cases 49—52. Warblers; which are small birds that have an agree¬ 
able song, and are continually flitting about in search of insects and 
their caterpillars, &c. 
Case 49. The true Warblers, as the black cap warbler, lesser pet- 
tichaps, grasshopper warbler, fire-crested wren, &c., of Europe, &c. 
Case 50. The Wheatears. These inhabit barren places in various 
