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in size and general appearance, viz. the maccaws 
and parrots ; the crows* and jays ; x the rollers ; 
the woodpeckers ; hornbills ; cuckows ; bee-eat~ 
ers ; king-fishers ; toucans ; creepers; humming¬ 
birds, &c* In this tribe the most remarkable 
birds are the great scarlet maccaw ; the blue and 
yellow ditto ; the nonpareil parroquet from New 
Holland ; the yellow-breasted toucan ; the hel¬ 
met hornbill ; the Indian roller ; and various 
kinds of humming-birds, among others that rare 
species the harlequin humming-bird ; distinguish¬ 
ed by the great variety of its colours, and lastly, 
the least humming-bird, the smallest of all the 
feathered race. 
The next or third Linnsean order consists of 
the Anseres or web-footed birds, such as the 
swan and goose tribe ; the gulls ; the penguins ; 
and many others. In this tribe the most remark¬ 
able are, the black swan, from New Holland ; 
the lobated duck from ditto; the short-billed, or 
half-webbed goose ; the great penguin ; and diffe¬ 
rent species of pelicans* 
The fourth Linnsean order contains theGnALLiE 
or waders, and consists of the heron and bittern 
tribes ; the spoonbill; the screamer; the curlews, 
and ibises ; the plovers ; and many others. In 
this order the most remarkable specimens are, a 
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