CONTENTS 



VOLUME THIRD. 



PAGE. 



MEMOIR OF JOHN WALKER, D.D,, . . 17 



INTRODUCTION, . . . . .51 



RASORES OR GALLINACEOUS BIRDS COLUMBIA, 57 

 Wood Pigeon or Ring Dove. 



Columba palumbus. Plate I. 60 



Stock Dove, Columba oenas, . . .64 

 White-Rumped Pigeon or Rock Dove, Columba livia, 66 



Turtle Dove, Turtur migratorius, . . .70 



Passenger Pigeon, Ectopistes migratoria, . 73 



TETRAONID.E, . . . . . .76 



Wood Grouse or Capercailzie, Tetrao urogallus^ 78 



Black Grouse or Black Cock, Tetrao tetrix^ . 85 



Red Grouse or Red Ptarmigan, Lagopus Scoticus, 90 



Common or White Ptarmigan, Lagopus mutits, . 94 

 Rock Ptarmigan. 



Lagopus rupestris. Plate II. . . 97 



Common Partridge, Perdue cinerea, . . 101 



Common Quail, Coturnioc dactylisonans, . .105 



Red Legged or French Partridge, Perdue rufa, 1 09 



Virginian or American Ortyx, Ortyx Virginiana^ . 110 



PHASIANID.E, . . . . 112 



Common Pheasant, Phasianus Colchicus, . .112 



STRUTHIONID.E, . . . . .114 



Great Bustard, Otis tarda, . . .114 

 Little Bustard. 



Otis minor. Plate III. . . . .118 



GRALLATORES OR WADING BIRDS ARDEADJE, 121 

 Common Heron. 



Ardca cinerea. Vignette. . J23 



Purple Heron, Ardea purpurca, . 128 



