SECTION III. GAME, SHORE, AND WATER 

 BIRDS. 



PAQB 



A. Wood Doves, with Delicately Shaded and often Glossy 



Plumage, Small Heads, Full Breasts, and Long Pointed 

 Wings, often seen feeding on the Ground like Domes- 

 tic Pigeons 300 



B. Birds with Mottled Feathers of Various Shades op 



Brown, with and without Feathers on the Legs, seen 



SCRATCHING AND WALKING ON THE GrOUND LIKE BaRNYARD 



Fowls. Inhabiting Light Woods and Stubble Fields 300 



C. Small and Medium-sized Shore Birds, with Stout Bodies, 



Bullet-shaped Heads, Short Necks, and Pigeon-likb 

 Bills which are never longer than the Head. Plu- 

 mage Various, — Black, White, Brown, or Orange. In- 

 habiting THE Vicinity of both Fresh and Salt Water 301 



D. Small and Medium-sized Birds op Meadows, Marshes, and 



Seashore. Bills Slender, usually much longer than 

 THE Head. Plumage Mottled and Streaked with Neu- 

 tral Tints and Sober Colours. Plain, Unbarred Tails 301 



E. Birds with Long, Strong Legs, Long Toes, and Compressed 



Bodies. Plumage Subdued and Monotonous, lacking 

 THE Contrast and Variation usual in Shore Birds. 

 Inhabitants of Reedy Marshes 303 



F. Long-legged, Long-necked, Long-billed Large Birds, 



often Beautifully Crested. Plumage Various, under- 

 going Many Changes. Living in Wooded Swamps, and 

 often seen standing on One Leg in Shallow Streams 

 AND Ponds 303 



G. Stoutly Built Swimming Birds of Fresh and Salt Water 



(flying with Great Rapidity). Full Flat Bodies, 

 Long Necks, Large Heads, and Small Eyes. Short 

 Legs, Webbed Feet. Plumage Varied and Beautiful. 



Bills Long and Broad, Flat or Arched 256 



299 



