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NATURAL HISTORY. 
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bunting, foolish bunting, ortolan bunting, snow bunting, &c., of Eu¬ 
rope. 
Case 71. The Larks have the power of singing while rising from 
the ground perpendicularly in the air ; as the skylark, woodlark, &c., 
of Europe; the bullfinches have very thick bills, which enable them to 
feed on hard grains and seeds; as the bull-finch, rosy-finch of Europe, 
pine grosbeak of North America, &c. The crossbeaks have the points 
of their bill crossing each other; as the common crossbill, greater cross¬ 
bill of Europe, and parrot-billed grosbeak of the South Sea islands, 
&c. The plant-cutters are inhabitants of South America, and are said 
to feed on vegetables; as the Chili plant-cutter. The colies are pecu¬ 
liar to Africa and India, and live in flocks, feeding on fruits, and are 
remarkable for sleeping in companies, suspended by one foot, with the 
head downwards; as the Cape coly, white-backed coly, &c. The 
plantain-eaters inhabit Africa, and live in pairs, feeding generally on 
fruits; as the violet plantain-eater, Touraco plantain-eater, &c. In 
South America the crested pheasant is found. 
Cases 72, 73. The Hornbills, which are peculiar to the Old 
World. They feed on fruits, mice, small birds, and reptiles, w T hich 
they swallow whole, throwing them in the air and catching them in 
the throat; as the rhinoceros hornbill of Africa, helmet hornbill, Pa- 
nayan hornbill of India, &c. 
Wall Cases 74—83. The Scansorial Birds. 
They are divided into several subdivisions: viz. 
Cases 74—76. The Parrots, which are inhabitants of all parts of 
the world except Europe. They live chiefly on fruits, and build in 
the hollow trees; as the racket-tailed parrot of the Philippine Islands ; 
Pennantian parrot, ground parrot, &c., of Australia; horned parrot of 
New Caledonia; Alexandrineparrakeet, &c., of India; blue and yellow 
maccaw; hyacinthine maccaw of South America; Papuan lory; purple- 
capped lory of the Indian Archipelago; hawk-headed parrot, yellow 7 - 
headedamazon’s parrot, passerine parrot of South America; great w r hite 
cockatoo, &c., of the Indian Archipelago; red-crowned parrot, and 
Banksian cockatoo of Australia, &c. 
Case 77. The Toucans, which belong to the New World, are simi¬ 
lar to the hornbill in habits and also in food; as the yellow-breasted 
toucan, Aracari toucan, Janeiro toucan, &c. 
Cases 78 — 80. The Woodpeckers, which inhabit various parts of 
the w 7 orld, and are divided into several subdivisions: viz. 
Case 78. The Barbets are inhabitants of India and its isles, South 
America, and Africa. Their food consists of insects, fruits, and small 
birds; as the groove-billed barbican of Africa, &c.; Cayenne barbet; 
grand barbet of India. The Picumnince are found in South America 
and India; as the minute woodpecker, &c. The true woodpeckers 
inhabit North America, India, and Europe; they traverse the bark of 
trees in every direction, and insinuate their long tongue into chinks 
and crevices to draw out the larvae of insects, on which they feed; they 
also subsist on soft fruits; as the northern three-toed woodpecker, 
white-billed woodpecker of North America, &c., and greater spotted 
woodpecker of Europe, &c. 
