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to South America, as the red-throated falcon, chimachima, and the 
Brazilian kite. 
Cases 19—24. Specimens of Buzzards: they are sluggish, and 
pounce on their prey on the ground, as the craxirex, from Galapagos; 
Buzzard; and the rough-legged falcon of the British Isles. 
Cases 22, 23. Various species of Kites: the weakness of their bill 
occasions some of them to feed principally on insects; as the cohy 
falcon of India; honey buzzard, from various parts of the world; 
swallow-tailed falcon of North America; kite of Britain; and the j 
spotted-tailed hobby of North America. 
Cases 24—26. The true Falcons, which are the most courageous 
in proportion to their size of all the birds of prey; as the jer-falcon, j 
peregrine falcon; hobby, and kestrils, &c., of Great Britain, &c. 
Case 27. The Sparrow-hawks: these birds skim the earth with a 
rapid flight, seizing their prey upon the wing; as the goshawk and 
sparrow-hawk of the British Isles, and others. 
Cases 28—30. The Harriers : these birds generally fly very low 
over the marshes, and strike their prey on the ground; as the chanting 
falcon of the Cape of Good Hope; Madagascar falcon ; secretary, of 
the Cape of Good Hope ; hen harrier, ash-coloured falcon, and moor 
buzzard, of the British Isles, &c. 
Cases 31—35. The Nocturnal Raptorial Birds, 
Which are subdivided thus: 
Case 31. Hawk-owls, as the Canada owl; snowy owl of Orkney 
and North America. 
Cases 32, 33. Eagle owls, as the scops-eared owl of England, &e.; ; 
ketupu owl of the Indian Archipelago; great-eared owl, from various 
parts of the Old World ; and the Virginian eared owl, of North Ame¬ 
rica, &c. 
Case 34. Howlets: as the brown owl; long-eared owd of Great 
Britain and other parts of the world; barred owl of North America ; 
little owl, and the Tengmalm’s owl of Northern Europe. 
Case 35. The true Owls, as the bam white owl of various parts of : 
the world, and the bay owl of Java. 
Cases 36—83. The Perching Birds. 
These are divided into five divisions, each of which embraces several 
families. 
Cases 36—42. The Wide-gaped Perching Birds. 
Cases 36, 37. The Goat-suckers, which are solitary birds, living j 
on moths, &c.; as the Trinidad goatsucker, or fat bird; New Holland 
goatsucker; wedge-tailed goatsucker; great goatsucker; Carolina goat¬ 
sucker of North America ; Leona goatsucker of Africa; and European 
goatsucker. 
Case 38. The Swallows and Swifts, as the common swift of i 
Europe; aculeated swallow of North America; esculent swallow of I 
the Indian Isles ; chimney swallow, sand martin, and martin swallow, of I 
Europe, &c. 
