Order V. GALIINJl. Linnffius. 



The Fifth Order, Gallinje, contains the Game Birds, which 

 hav& the tarsi lengthened, robust, and sometimes armed with 

 a spur, or spurs ; the toes more or less lengthened, but 

 always connected at their base by a membrane ; the hind 

 toe more or less developed, and when present more or less 

 elevated from the ground. 



The Third Family, PHASIANIDiE, or 

 Kieasants, 



have the bill moderate, with the culmen arched to th& tip, 

 which overhangs that of the lower mandible, and the sides 

 compressed, the wings moderate, and much rounded ; the 

 tail more or less lengthened and broad ; the tarsi moderate, 

 usually armed with a spur or spurs ; the toes moderate, the 

 anterior ones united at the base by a membrane ; the hind 

 toe short and elevated. 



The Sub-Family, MELEAGRIN^, or Turkeys, 



have the tail more or less short and pendant. The head and 

 neck denuded of plumes, or only covered with scattered hairs, 

 or carunculated ; the base of the lower mandible sometimes 

 wattled. 



Genus NUMIDA, Linnaeus. 

 Bill moderate; the sides compressed, and the culmen 

 arched to the tip, which hangs over that of the lower man- 

 dible, and the lateral margins smooth and curved ; the 

 nostrils large, oval, and partly covered by a membrane ; 

 wings moderate, with the first four quills graduated, and 

 shorter than the fifth, which is the longest ; tail short and 

 pendant ; tarsi longer than the middle toe, coyered in front 

 with broad, divided scales ; toes moderate : the anterior on€s 



