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&c. The Choughs are found in the elevated mountains of the Old 
World, and prey on insects and berries; as the red-legged crow and 
Alpine crow. These are occasionally found in Europe, &c. The 
Birds of Paradise are natives of New Guinea; their habits are perfectly 
those of the crow, as the greater paradise bird, king paradise bird, 
magnificent paradise bird, Sec. 
Case 65. The Shining Thrushes are found in Africa, Asia, and Aus¬ 
tralia, and they feed on fruits and insects; as the satin bow T er bird: 
these birds form artificial arbours of twigs, which they decorate with 
shells, bones, stones, and other articles, and through which they run in 
playful chase after each other; also the splendid thrush, brilliant thrush, 
&c., of Africa and India. The Grakles live in troops in the islands of 
the Indian Archipelago, searching for insects and fruits among the 
banana; as the minor grakle and bald grakle. The beef-eaters are in¬ 
habitants of Africa, where they live on the larvae of a parasitical insect 
which they compress out of the skin of the rhinoceros by means of their 
bill; as the African beef-eater. 
Case 66. The Starlings are found in both hemispheres, and they 
feed on the larvae which attack cattle ; they fly in large and crowded 
flocks ; as the rose-coloured thrush of Europe; and Malabar grakle, 
pagoda grakle of India, &c. ; cockscomb grakle of South Africa; 
common stare of Europe; Sardinian stare of Europe, &c., and the 
Louisiana stare of North America, &c. The Quiscalince inhabit New 
Guinea, but especially North and South America; as the gorget 
paradise bird of New Guinea, purple grakle and boat-tailed grakle 
of South America, &c. 
Case 67. The Icteric Orioles are also peculiar to America, and 
live in flocks, feeding on grain and insects; as the black and yellow 
oriole, crested oriole, icteric oriole, and banana oriole, &c. The Age- 
laince , like the preceding series, are also found in North and South Ame¬ 
rica, generally in flocks among the cattle. Some of the species have 
a peculiar habit of laying their eggs in other birds’ nests, as the cowpen 
oriole, red-winged oriole, &c. 
Case 68. The Weavers, which inhabit Africa and India, and feed 
on grain. They form their nest of interwoven blades of grass; as the 
Philippine grosbeak, weaver oriole of Africa, &c. The hawfinches have 
a powerful bill, which enables them to feed on hard fruits, &c.; as the 
haw grosbeak of Europe, blue grosbeak of North America, crimson¬ 
breasted grosbeak of Africa, ground sparrows of Galapagos, and widow 
birds of Africa, &c. 
Cases 68, 69. The Tanagers, which are peculiar to the New 
World, are remarkable for their beauty of plumage, and feed on 
grain, berries, and insects; as the red tanager and summer tanager of 
North America; red-breasted tanager, bishop tanager, golden tanager 
of South America, &c. 
Cases 69, 70. The true Finches, which generally live in small 
flocks, feed on grain, and sometimes on insects; as the house sparrow, 
tree-finch, goldfinch, linnet, siskin, greenfinch, chaffinch, &c., of 
Europe; wax-billed grosbeak, fasciated grosbeak of Africa ; cowry 
grosbeak, white-headed grosbeak of India, &c.; sea-side finch, yellow¬ 
winged finch, song-finch of North America, &c.; the buntings are 
found in the world generally, and feed on seeds; as the yellow 
