SYSTEMATIC INDEX. XV 



31. Grouse tribe. Have the bill strong, short, and convex; 

 and, above each eye, a naked, coloured skin ........ page 176 



Black Grouse ............ 176 I Partridge ................ 178 



RedGrouse ............ 177 Quail .................. 179 



Ptarmigan .............. V>-\ 



32. Bustard tribe.'- -Have the bill somewhat convex, and the 



tongue notched. The feet have no back toe .......... 180 



Great Bustard ...... . ................................... id. 



33. Ostrich tribe. Have the bill conical, and the wings not 

 formed for flying .................................. 181 



Great Ostrich ............ 181 | Cassowary .............. 182 



ORDER V. WADERS. 



The bill of these birds is roundish, and somewhat blunt. The 

 tongue is entire and fleshy. The legs are naked above the 

 knees, 



34. Flamingo tribe. Have the bill bent, as if broken ; and 

 the feet webbed .................................... 183 



Red Flamingo .......................................... ib. 



35. Spoonbill tribe. Have the bill long, broad, flat, thin, and 

 much widened at the end ............................ 184 



White Spoonbill ................................. . ...... ib. 



36. Heron tribe. Have the bill long, strong, straight, and 

 sharpish ............................................ 185 



Common Crane .......... 185 I Common Stork .......... 187 



Numidian Crane, or De- > , RR \ Heron .................. 188 



moiselle ....... ... J 1 | Bittern ................ 189 



37. Snipe tribe. Have the bill straight, long, roundish, and 

 somewhat blunt ................................... . 189 



Curlew .................. 190 I Common Snipe .......... 191 



Woodcock .............. ib. \ 



38. Sandpiper tribe. Have the bill straight, roundish, and 

 blunt. The back toe hardly reaches the ground ...... . 192 



Huff and Reeve .......... 192 I Common Sandpiper ...... 193 



Lapwing, or Pee-wit ...... 193 | 



39. Plover tribe. Have the bill straight and roundish. The 

 feet have no back toe ...................... * ......... 194 



Dotterel ................ 194 I Long-legged or Stilt Plover 195 



Golden Plover .......... ib. 



