TETRAONID.E — THE GROUSE — PEDICECETES. 



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Gems PEDICECETES, Baiiid. 



Pcdiceceks, B.vinD, P. K. Kip. IX. Birds, 1858, ri:^."). (Type, Telnm jihasianellus.) 



Gen. Ciiak. Tail t^hort, gniiUiatiMl, the shortL'i- part of it half the length of the full 

 rounded wing. Tarsi densely leathered to the toes and between their bases. Neck 



P phnsiniielliis 



■nithout peculiar feathers. Cnlnien between nasal fossae not half the length of bill. 

 (Elliot.) 



Two .species of the oeuu.s are recognized by later iiuthor.s. 



p. phnslantUiti. 



