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NATURAL HISTORY. 
[EAST. ZOOL. 
Case 38. The Swallows and Swifts, as the common swift of 
Europe ; aculeated swallow of North America; esculent swallow of 
the Indian Isles ; chimney swallow, sand martin, and martin swallow, of 
Europe, &c. 
Case 39. The Todies, Rollers, Broad-bills, and Motmots, which 
live on insects, berries, &c., as the garrulous roller of Europe ; Abys¬ 
sinian roller; green tody of the West Indies; Javan tody ; Brazilian 
motmot, &c. 
Case 40. The Curucuis : they live in low damp w T oods 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 
Britain, &c. ; green jacamar and great jacamar of South America; 
common bee-eater of Europe ; Javan night bird, &c. 
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, sometimes 
found in Great Britain; twelve-wired paradise birds of Molucca; 
rifie-bird of Australia; red-billed promerops of Africa; and grand 
promerops of New Guinea; hook-billed red honey-eater of the Sand- 
wfich 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; w 7 attled 
honey-eater; black and yellow 7 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 striding the bark of trees; as the Patagonian 
w r arbler ; Guiana red warbler; climbing grakle, and the picoid grakle 
of South America; common creeper of Britain and Europe; thorn- 
tailed w 7 arbler of South America; wall creeper of Great Britain ; nut¬ 
hatch of the same place, 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 Great Britain and Europe ; superb warbler 
of New Holland, &c.; and the superb menura, of Australia. 
