350 GALLIN.?-:. 



are usually able to run as soon as tliey leave the egg, 

 but at niglit, or on the approach of danger^ they 

 shelter tlunnselves under the wing of their mother. 



The Clallinie may be generally described as being 

 that order more especially set apart by their 

 (ireat Creator for the service of man. Hence they 

 are more easily domesticated than any other birds; 

 their flesh is the most palatable, and their fecundity 

 the greatest. They live almost entirely on the 

 ground, which consequently affords them their chief 

 nourishment in the seeds and grains of different 

 plants. Their flesh and their eggs are universally 

 wholesome and very nutritious, while their feathers 

 are employed for a variety of uses. They are pecu- 

 liarly attentive to their offspring ; and that the 

 increase of the different races should keep pace with 

 the wants of man, they are much more prolific than 

 ordinary birds. They are social, live in societies, 

 and are polygamous. They prefer escaping from 

 danger by running, and only take to flight when 

 compelled by necessity. They are fond of rolling 

 in the dust ; some nestle on the ground and live 

 only on plains, whilst others reside in forests aitd 

 make their nests onlv in trees. ' 



