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NATURAL HISTORY. 
[EAST. ZOOL. 
Case 11*2. Coursers that live in the sandy deserts, where they run 
with surprising speed if disturbed; they feed on worms, &c. ; as the 
cream-coloured courser of Northern Africa, which has occasionally been 
found in Britain ; double-collared courser of Africa, &c. ; the thick- 
knees are found in the uncultivated open country and dry deserts, search¬ 
ing for worms, slugs, and insects, &c., as the thick-kneed bustard of 
Europe and Britain, &c. 
Case 113. The Plovers inhabit Europe and various parts of the 
world ; their food consists of worms, insects, &c.; as the golden plover, 
dotterel plover of Europe, both found in Britain ; spur-winged plover, 
wreathed plover of Africa, &c.; ringed plover of Europe, and common 
in Britain ; noisy plover of North America, &c. 
Case 114. The Turnstones obtained their name from the habit of 
turning stones over to seek for the small shells and Crustacea that are 
hid under them ; as the turnstone sandpiper of the English shores and 
of other parts of the world. The Oyster-catchers seek their food on 
the sea-shores of England and other places; it consists of shell-fish, 
which they are enabled to wrench out by inserting their bill between 
the valves, also of other marine productions ; as the pied oyster-catcher, 
black oyster-catcher of Australia, &c. 
Case 114. The Trumpeters, which are peculiar to South America: 
as the gold-breasted trumpeter, and Brazilian cariama. 
Cases ] 15—117. The true Cranes, which are found in most parts of 
the world, on the borders of rivers and inundated places, seeking for 
small fish and reptiles: as the common crane of Europe ; Siberian 
crane; Indian crane; crowned heron; demoiselle heron of Africa; cau- 
rale snipe of South America. Cases 117 and 118. Common and 
purple-crested heron of Britain ; great heron of North America; pacific 
heron of Australia. Case 120. Great egret, little egret, &c. Case 121. 
Demi egret, and blue heron of America, &c. Case 122. Bittern of 
Europe, &c.; lineated bittern of America ; squacco heron of Europe; 
and little bittern of England, &c. Case 123. Night heron of England 
and America, &c.; tufted umbre of Africa ; cinereous boat-bill of South 
America, and the spoonbill of England and Europe, &c. 
Cases 124, 125. The Storks, which frequent the retired marshes 
and borders of pools in various parts of the world, where they prey on 
reptiles and small fish. Case 124. The white and black stork of Eng¬ 
land and Europe; American stork, &c. Case 125. Gigantic crane of 
India, &c.; American jabiru; Senegal jabiru, &c. 
Cases 125, 126. The Ibises, which are inhabitants of the inun¬ 
dated places of various parts of the world, seeking for frogs, snails, 
and worms, &c. Case 125. The wood ibis of North America, &c. 
Case 126. Ethiopian ibis; black-headed ibis of India; New Holland 
ibis, &c. 
Case 127. The Godwits: these birds migrate according to the sea¬ 
son to various parts of the world; their food is composed of small mol¬ 
luscous animals, worms, &c.; as the common godwit, red godwit of 
England, terek snipe of Australia, &c. 
Case 128. The Totanince , these birds search among the gravel and 
stones of the banks of lakes and rivers for worms, insects, and mollus¬ 
cous animals, as the stagnile snipe of Europe ; greenshank snipe, com¬ 
mon sandpiper of England, and Bartram’s sandpiper; semipalmated 
