Cases 48 to 56

[unclear: contain] the Web-footed Birds, or Anseres. In Case 48 is the Flamingo (Phœnicopterus antiquorum), remarkable for its long legs and neck, and for its curiously-curved bill, which necessitates its being placed in the position represented in the specimen, in order that it may capture its food, small fish, worms, shells, &c. In the same Case is the Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus rupelli), and the Black-backed Goose (Sarkidiornis melanonotus). In Case we have the Wild Goose (Anser cinereus), the parent form of our domestic goose; the curious Little Goose (Netappus Coromandelicus), the Tree Ducks (Dendrocygna), the Sheldrake (Tadorna cornuta), the Wild Duck

boschas), from which all our domesticated ducks are descended, and many others. The most remarkable birds in Case 50 are the Cape Barron Goose (Cereopis Nora hollandiœ), and the Soft-billed Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus); and in Case 51, the celebrated Canvas back (Aythya vallisneria), the Eider Duck (Somateria mollissima), and the Goosander (Mergus castor).

Cases 52 and 53 are devoted to Gulls, Terns, and Petrels. We have, in Case 52, among others, the Skus Gull (Lestris antarcticus), the Herring Gull (Lerus [unclear: as] gentatus), the Kittiwake (Larus tridactylus), the Commos Tern (Sterna hirundo), the Black Tern (Hydrochelidon nigra), the White Tern (Gygis alba), and the Nodds (Anous stolidus. Below there is the Northern Albatrorr (Diomedea nigripes). In Case 53 there are the Japan Shearwater (Puffinus lucomelas), several Stormy Trels, or Mother Carey's Chickens (Thalassidroma) Fulmar, (Procellaria glacialis), and others. In [unclear: Case] is the Frigaite Bird (Atagen minor), the Boatswain Bird or Tropic Bird, (Phaeton rubricauda), and the Booby ([unclear: sifiber]). In Case 55 is the Pelican (Pelucanus fuscus), Cormorants (Graculus), and the Darters (plotus); and in Case 50 the Razor-bill (Chenalopex torda), the Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Guillemot (Uria troile), and the Little Auk (Arctica alle). Below them are the Gress (Podiceps), and at the bottom of the case the Divers (Colymbus) and the Penguins (Sphenbcidœ), among which are Spheniscus demersus, from Cape Horn, Eudyptes papua from Kerguelen's Lind.