OF GENERA. xxiii 



Family II. PHASiANiDiE. 

 (pheasants.) 



Hind toe placed higher up than the others ; tarsus arined with 

 a spur ; tail of more than twelve feathers ; bill strong ; nostril covered 

 with a vaulted, smooth, naked, horny scale; head more or less 

 naked. 



Birds of large si^e, imposing aspect, and magnificent plumage, 

 held in great esteem for the excellence of their llesh, and domesti- 

 cated from the earliest ages. In this tribe are included the Turkey, 

 Peacock, Barn-door Fowl, Guinea Fowl, and Pheasant, of which 

 the last only is found in a partially wild state in England. 



76. Phasianus (Pheasant). Cheeks naked, adorned with scarlet 

 papillse ; tail very long, of eighteen feathers. Page 341. 



Family III. TETRAONiDiE. 



(partridges and their allies.) 



Hind toe placed higher than the others, short and weak, or alto- 

 gether wanting ; tarsi generally spurred; tail short, of twelve feathers 

 or more. 



77. Tetrao (Black Grouse, CapercaUlie). Bill strong ; eyebrows 

 naked, adorned with scarlet papillse ; tarsi feathered, without spurs ; 

 front toes naked, with pectinated margins ; hind toe larger than the 

 nail. Page 346. 



78. Lagopus (Red Grouse, Ptarmigan). Front toes feathered, 

 nearly smooth at the margins ; hind toe shorter than the nail ; in 

 other respects like the last. Page 351. 



79. Perdix (Partridge). Bill strong; orbits naked; tarsus 

 naked, male with a knob on the tarsus behind ; tail of from four- 

 teen to eighteen feathers, short, bent down. Page 358. 



80. Ortyx (Virginian Quail). Bill very thick and strong; 

 orbits feathered ; tarsus unarmed ; tail short, of twelve feathers ; 

 wings with the first primary very short. Page 366. 



81. CoTURNix (Quail). Bill slender; orbits feathered; wings 

 with the first primary longest ; tail very short, almost concealed by 

 the taU-co verts. Page 366. 



82. Hemipodius (Hemipode). Beak slender, compressed; nos- 

 trils lateral, very narrow, partly closed by a membrane ; tarsus rather 

 long ; hind toe wanting ; tail very short, hid by the taO.-coverts. 



Page 371. 



Family IV. Strtjthionid^. 



(bustards.) 



Hind toe wanting ; tarsi unarmed ; wings very short. 



83. Otis (Bustard). Legs long, naked above the knee ; wings 

 moderate ; hind quill longest. Page 372. 



