THE BIRDS 



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alitis vocifera), which inhabit the shores of lakes and 

 streams throughout the country. 



204. Quail, pheasants, grouse, and turkeys ( Gallinae). The 

 quail, grouse, and our domestic fowls are all essentially 



FIG. 124. California quail (Lophortyr californicus). Two-thirds natural 



ground-birds, and their structure well adapts them to such 

 a life. The body is thick-set, the head small, and the beak 

 heavy for picking ope'n and crushing the seeds and berries 



