NATURAL HISTORY. 
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tichaps, grasshopper warbler, fire-crested wren, &c., of Great Britain 
and Europe, &c. 
Case 50. The Wheatears. These inhabit barren places in various 
parts of the Old World, and are lively birds, which subsist on insects; as 
the wheatear warbler, redstart warbler, red-tailed warbler, blue-throated 
warbler, redbreast warbler, whinchat warbler, sedge warbler, &c. ; 
and the Titmice, w T hich are very active in flitting from branch to 
branch and suspending themselves in all kinds of attitudes whilst seek¬ 
ing for insects on the trees; as the great titmouse, blue titmouse, and 
the long-tailed titmouse of Great Britain and Europe, &c. 
Case 51. Wood Warblers, which mostly inhabit North America, 
where they are seen in the low bushes flying from branch to branch in 
search of caterpillars, &c.; as the red-headed w arbler, spotted yellow 
warbler, yellow-throated w T arbler, and numerous other species; and 
various specimens of Wagtails, which are found on the banks of rivers 
or marshes, feeding on insects and small seeds ; as the w T hite and yellow* 
wagtail of Europe and Great Britain, &c. 
Cases 53—55. The Thrushes, which family of birds inhabit various 
parts of the world, and feed on insects and w 7 orms; they are divided 
into several subdivisions: viz. 
Case 53. The Ant-thrushes: these birds inhabit the tropical parts 
of the world, where they all feed principally on ants and insects ; as the 
white-faced manakin; grisly warbler of South America, &c.; mountain 
warbler of Java; rufous-naped thrush, alarum thrush, and others of 
South America; king thrush of Brazil; short-tailed crow of various 
parts of the Old World ; and several species of rock thrushes of Europe 
and India. 
Case 54. Various species of true Thrushes. These are solitary in 
their habits, feeding on fruits, worms, and snails ; some are well known 
for their song, and others for their imitating almost any sound, as the 
lunulated thrush of Australia; missel thrush, song thrush, fieldfare, 
red-winged thrush, and blackbird of Great Britain and Europe; and 
others from various parts of the w 7 orld ; mimic thrush of North Ame¬ 
rica, &c. 
Case 55. Babbling Thrushes of the warmer parts of the world, 
where they are peculiar for their chattering noise ; they feed on insects, 
&c.; as the black-headed thrush of South America; Chinese thrush ; 
spectacle thrush of China, &c.; grey thrush, mountain creeper, and 
pileated thrush of India; the orioles are invariably of a bright yellow 
colour, and found in the warmer parts of the world, feeding on ca¬ 
terpillars and insects, and also frequent orchards during the fruit season ; 
as the golden oriole of Europe ; This is sometimes found in Britain ;) 
Cochin China oriole, and other species. Short-legged thrushes are 
also in this Case : they are peculiar to Asia and Africa, where they 
are found generally in the woods, feeding on caterpillars, insects and 
fruits; as the Cape thrush, golden-vented thrush, importunate thrush 
of Africa. 
Cases 56, 57. The Fly-catchers, which are peculiar to the warmer 
parts of the world, and feed solely on insects captured during flight. 
They form several subdivisions: viz. 
Case 56. The pikas, which are peculiar to South America, where 
they pursue insects in flocks in the forests ; as the red-necked fly-catcher. 
