64 BIRDS ORDERS OF BIRDS DIAGRAM 4. 



3rd. The Order of Perching Birds. Under this name we include 

 the greater number of the small birds "which feed on either grain 

 or insects, and \vhich all fly well. They prefer to rest on trees, 

 rather than on the ground ; but there are some, like the lark, 

 which run very well. The wagtail also walks gracefully, but the 

 greater part can only advance on the ground, like the sparrow, by 

 a series of little jumps, called hopping. Nevertheless, some birds 

 have been placed in this order which are very different one 

 from the other, as the crows, the birds of paradise, the families 

 of the warblers, the sparrows, the goatsuckers, the swifts, the 

 swallows, and the kingfishers. 



4th. T/ie Order of Gallinaceous Birds includes a great many 

 birds which fly with some difficulty, always excepting the pigeons. 

 Some are reared as domestic animals ; others are valued as game. 

 We shall mention the turkey, the peacock, the cock and hen, the 

 grouse, the partridge, the quail, the guinea-fowl, the pheasant, 

 and the pigeon. 



5th. The Order of Waders. In this order are arranged birds 

 which have generally long legs, so that they seem to walk on 

 stilts, such as the cranes, the heron, and the stork. Some 

 smaller birds are put with them, such as the snipes, the 

 woodcocks, the water-hens, the ruffs, and the lapwings, all of 

 which have very long legs for their size. All the birds of this 

 order are swift runners. 



6th. The Order of Water Birds or Wei-footed Birds. This 



order includes all the swimming 

 birds which have palmated feet that 

 is, with the toes joined by a mem- 

 brane which converts them into a 

 kind of oar, by means of which the 

 Foot of Duck. birds swim on the water, or even 



under water for there are many of them which dive, and pursue 

 the fish on which they feed beneath the surface. Among the 

 swimming birds may be mentioned the gulls, the cormorants, 



