SYNOPSIS OF ORDERS AND FAMILIES. 



TURKEY. 



Family 32. TURKEYS, PHEASANTS, AND CHICKENS. PHASIANID/E. 

 Tarsus naked, often spurred; tail remarkably variable Cfor example, Turkey, Pea- 

 cock J ; head often with a comb, wattles, or other excrescences. 



CHACHALACA. 



Family 33. CURASSOWS AND GUANS. CRACID/E. 



Large tree-haunting, pheasant-like birds; toes four, all on same level. 



ORDER XL PIGEONS AND DOVES. COLUMB^E. 



family, 13 species, 3 subspecies.) 



Walking birds, feeding both on the ground and in trees; bill slender, 

 grooved, nostrils opening in a fleshy membrane; tail variable, short and 

 square, or long and pointed; feet stout, often reddish. Color usually 

 grayish brown. Call-notes a characteristic cooing. 



MOURNING DOVE. 



Family 34. PIGEONS AND DOVES. COLUMBIA. 



Characters those of the Order. 



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