ORDER GRALLATORES. 
4055 ———— 
We have, now, dealt with Fapfores or rapaceous birds ; Insessores 
or Perching birds, including Passerine. birds ; Geimitores or Pigeons and 
Doves, are occasionally placed among the game-birds, which we consi- 
dered, a convenient terminating group for Insessores, and introducing 
us to Rasores, which we have briefly examined. Nor have we lost 
sight of the main object of our enquiries, .viz, to enable us to asso- 
ciate, more closely with bird life, in their natural surroundings. 
There still remains of the Natural Orders Nos. 5 and 6. Gallina- 
ceous birds or Grrallatores, and the Natatores, which comprise “ water- 
birds ” of books on popular Natural History. 
Grallatores or shore-birds, as they are designated, have tarsus 
elongated and bare, also part of the tibia bare (unfeathered) ; feet 
usually long ; hind toe raised and undeveloped or wanting in some 
of the groups ; tail shortish ; wings inclined to be long. A number 
of these birds have long necks. Bills are long in not a few: feet 
partially webbed, though at the same time toes are free and unin- 
cumbered. Their flight in migratory seasons, is usually strong, 
though many scarcely leave the locality they frequent. These birds 
feed much on aquatic insects, fish etc. Some few live more on 
vegetable substances, They are divided up into two main groups. — 
(A)—Like game-birds, young, feed, and are able to take care 
of themselves when hatched. 
(B)—Those, that are born callow and helpless like [nsessores, 
requiring the constant care of parents, and not leay- 
ing their nests till fairly matured—(altricial), 
(A)—Young able to run when hatched—(Precocial). 
[.—Tribe STRUTHIONES _...  Ostriches, Emeus, ete. 
II.— ,, PRESSIROSTRES ... Bustards, Plovers. 
HI.— ,, LONGIROSTRES ... Snipes and Sandpipers. 
IY, s, LATITORES ..- Rails and water-hens, 
