226 VERTEBRATE ANIMALS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 



Birds of downy plumage and gentle manner. Monogamous. Many 

 species domesticated. Abundant in most regions, but especially so in 

 the East Indies. The Columba livia of that part of the globe is supposed 

 to be the ancestor of all the domesticated breeds of pigeons. 



COLUMBIDiE. 



MESSENGER; WILD PIGEON. Ectopistes migratoria, (Linn^) Sw. 

 MOURNING DOVE; TURTLE DOVE. Zenaidura carolinensis, (Linne) Bp. 

 GROUND DOVE. Chamsepelia passerina, (L.) Swainson. 



ORDER GALLINiE. GALLINACEOUS BIRDS. 



Mostly thick-set birds, having short and stout wings, legs and bills, 

 the latter convex and horny and not constricted. Hind toe elevated, 

 shorter than the rest, sometimes wanting. 



A large order of the most useful l)irds, including some of the domes- 

 tic fowls and the principal game birds. Too well known to require 

 comment. 



MELEAGRID^E. 

 WILD TURKEY. Meleagris gallopavo americana, (Bartram) Coues. 



TETRAONIDiE, 

 ? RUFFED GROUSE. Bonasa umbellus, (Linne) Steph. 



PERDICIDiE. 



PARTRIDGE; BOB WHITE; AMERICAN QUAIL. Ortyx virginiana, (L.) 

 Bonai)arte. 



