SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



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Order COLUMBIFORMES. THE PIGEONS ... ... ... 1 



Family COLUMBID^E. THE TYPICAL PIGEONS ... ... 2 



Genus COLUMBA, or Grey Pigeons ... ... ... 2 



Columba palumbus. Ring Dove ... ... ... 3 



,, aenas. Stock Dove ... ... ... 6 



livia. Eock Dove ... ... ... 9 



Genus ECTOPISTES, or Passenger Pigeons ... ... 12 



Ectopistes migratorius. Passenger Pigeon... ... 13 



Family PEEISTEBID^. THE GKOUND PIGEONS ... ... 17 



Subfamily TURTURIN^:. THE TURTLE DOVES ... ... 17 



Genus TURTUR, or Turtle Doves ... ... ... 18 



Turtur auritus. Turtle Dove ... ... ... 19 



orientalis. Eastern Turtle Dove ... ... 22 



Order PEDIOPHILI. THE SAND-GEOUSE ... ... ... 24 



Family PTEBOCLID^E. THE SAND-GROUSE ... ... ... 25 



Genus SYRHHAPTES, or Three-toed Sand-Grouse ... 25 



Syrrhaptes paradoxus. Pallas's Sand-Grouse ... 26 



Order QALLIFORMES. THE GAME BIEDS ... ... ... 30 



Family TETBAONIDvE. THE GROUSE ... ... ... 31 



Genus LAGOPUS, or Moor Grouse ... ... ... 31 



Lagopus mutus. Ptarmigan ... ... ... 32 



,, scoticus. Bed Grouse ... ... ... 35 



Genus TETRAO, or Wood Grouse ... ... ... 39 



Tetrao urogallus. Capercaillie ... ... ... 40 



tetrix. Black Grouse ... ... ... 44 



Family PHASIANIDJE. THE TYPICAL GAME BIRDS ... ... 47 



Genus PHASIANUS, or True Pheasants ... ... ... 47 



Phasianus colchicus. Pheasant ... ... ... 48 



Genus PERDIX, or True Partridges ... ... ... 53 



Perdix ciiierea. Partridge ... ... ... 54 



Genus CACCABIS, or Eock Partridges ... ... ... 57 



Caccabis rufa. Eed-legged Partridge ... ... 58 



Genus COTUHNIX, or Quails ... ... ... ... 61 



Coturnix communis. Quail ... ... ... 62 



