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tioned ? What does this apparatus constitute them ? What is said of the 

 beak and feet ? State the variations in the feet of the different groups. 

 Where do they nestle ? What are their prevailing hues ? What sp. is the 

 origin of the Common, or Dove-cote Pigeon ? Mention the fancy varieties. 

 What fact illustrates the remarkable fecundity of the domestic P. ? What 

 is said of the Turtle Dove ? What of the Carolina Turtle D. ? Relate the 

 particulars given respecting the Passenger Pigeon? What is said of the 

 Bronze-winged P. ? What of the Crowned P. ? What other sp. are men- 

 tioned ? 



Give the general character of the CURRASSOWS, the 2nd FAMILY. Where 

 are they found ? Name the different sp. and repeat what is said of them. 



What is said of the 3rd FAMILY ? Where are they found ? Give their 

 characters. What is said of the flesh and eggs of these birds? Recite 

 what is said of the BRUSH TURKEY. What of the Mound-M. Megapode ? 



What is the 4th FAMILY? What is said of the size, &c. ? Give the gen- 

 eral character. Where are the most gorgeous sp. found ? When were the 

 PHEASANT TRIBE introduced into Europe ? What is said of the COMMON 

 PEACOCK? What of the TURKEY? What of the COMMON PHEASANT? 

 Of the GOLDEN P. ? Of the ARGUS P. ? Of the GUINEA FOWL ? Name the 

 varieties of poultry birds. Give particulars respecting them. 



What is the 5th FAMILY? How is it distinguished from the Pheasants? 

 Where are the GROUSE found ? What are their habits ? What genus in- 

 cludes the largest ? What is said of the Capercallie ? What of the COM- 

 MON PARTRIDGE, or RUFFLED GROUSE ? What of the Cock of the Plains ? 

 What of the PINNATED Grouse, or PRAIRIE Hen ? By what name are Quails 

 known in the S. and W. States ? What is said of the American Quail ? 

 What of the California Q. or P. ? What of the Ptarmigan ? _, 



What is the 6th FAMILY? Mention their habitat? What suggested the 

 name of the typical genus? On what do these birds feed? What sp. are 

 mentioned ? 



What is the Yth FAMILY? Is it numerous? Where are these birds 

 found ? To what birds are they intermediate ? What is said of the beak, 

 wings, &c. ? What do they represent in S. A. ? What does Swainson re- 

 mark of their flesh ? How does their size vary ? What is said of the 

 Great Tinamou? Of the RUFESCENT T. ? Of the Andalusian TUBNIX, or 

 HEMIPODE? 



