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ROOM XI. 
Nat. Hist. 
ROOM XII. 
Nat. Hist. 
lope (Antelope Cervicapra); Saiga (Antelope Saiga); 
Impooko; Caffarian Ortyx; Roan Antelope; Blue- 
Faced Antelope ; White-Faced Antelope, &c. 
Between the Windows are the Spike of a large 
Saw-Fish, and a large Rhinobates, from India ; and, 
on the sides of the Door, a Shark, and a large speci¬ 
men of a Torpedo , found on the coast of England. 
TWELFTH ROOM. 
This apartment contains the collections of British 
Birds and British Shells, the former ’ in the upright 
glazed Cases round the room, arranged according to 
Temminck, the latter in the Tables on the floor. 
Case No. 1. contains the true, or Noble Falcons, 
which are characterized by the bill, curved from its 
base, having a sharp tooth, formed by a deep notch 
near the tip of the upper mandible, and by the second 
quill feather of the wing being the longest. These 
birds were in great estimation for their use in Falconry, 
and therefore called Noble. Amongst the specimens 
in this Case are the Jer-Falcon (Falco islandicus ), 
Peregrine Falcon [F. peregrinus), the Hobby ( Fsub - 
huteo) s the Kestril ( F\ tinnunculus ), and the Merlin ( F ,. 
ce salon). Of all these, the Peregrine Falcon was most 
esteemed in Falconry, and flown at the largest quarry. 
Cases 2 —7 contain the remainder of the diurnal 
birds of prey, or those Falcons which, being of little 
use in Falconry, were called ignoble. In general, the' 
fourth quill feather in these birds is the longest, and 
the bill is not provided with the strong tooth in the 
upper mandible, which is found in that of the Noble 
Falcons. The following species are amongst those 
contained in these Cases. The Golden Eagle ( F. 
chrysaetos ), Cinereous Eagle ( F. albicilla ), Osprey 
{F. haliaetus), Sparrow-Hawk (Fnisus ), Common 
Kite (F. milvus), Common Buzzard ( F\ buteo), Rough¬ 
legged Buzzard (F . lagopus ), Moor Buzzard (F. ru - 
fus), and the Ash-coloured Buzzard ( F. cineraceus). 
The 
