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Toes nearly naked above ; furnished on each side below 

 with a pectinated margin. Tetraonidcc *. 

 Tail divided and recurved. 



12. TETRAO. Black-cock. T. tetrix, 



Tail not divided. 



13. UROGALLUS. Capercailie. Tail rounded. U. vul- 

 garis. Formerly resident in Scotland. 



14. PTEROCLES. Tail pointed. Hind-toe small. P. 

 alcJiata m\&fasianellus. 



Tarsus naked. 



Naked skin on the cheeks. 



15. PHASIANUS. Pheasant. Tail rooted, with the lea- 

 thers produced. Male with a spur. P. colchicus. 



16. PERDIX. Partridge. Tail even and short. Mule* 

 with only the rudiments of spurs. 



Cheeks entire ; clothed. 



17. COTURNIX. Quail. Tail short. Males withput 

 spurs. 



(B.) Hind-toe imperfect. 

 Tarsus feathered. 



18. SYRRHAPTES. Toes downy, and connected nearly 

 to the tips. Tetrao paradoxus. j 



19. TINAMUS. Bill long, slender, soft at the end. The 

 true place of these two genera does not appear to be satis- 

 factorily determined. 



Tarsus naked. 



20. CRYPTONYX. Head of the male with a crest of fea- 

 thers. Hind-toe destitute of a nail. 



* This family ^as first pointed out by FORSTER, Phil. Trans. 1772, 

 p. 397. 



