BIRDS. 21 



the point : nostrils oblong, lodged in a soft protube- 

 rance : tongue entire. 



ORDER V. GALLINJS. 



Hill convex ; the upper-mandible arched over the lower : nos- 

 trils arched over with a cartilaginous membrane : toes rough 

 underneath^ divided to their origin. 



29. PHASIANUS. Kill short, strong : cheeks more or less 

 ^covered with caruncled flesh bare of feathers : hgs 



generally armed with a spur. 



30. "TETRAD. Bill short, strong: head covered with a 



warty skin bare of feathers over the eyes: nostrils 

 small, hid in the feathers : tongue pointed : tegs fea- 

 thered down to the toes. 



31. PERDIX. Bill short, strong : head without the naked 

 skin over the eyes, but often warty : nostrils covered 

 above with a prominent callous rim : legs bare of fea- 

 thers below the knees, often armed with spurs : tail 

 short. 



32. OTIS. Bill a little convex : nostrils ovate, open : legs 

 bare of feathers above the knees: toes only 3, all 

 placed forwards. 



B. WATER-BIRDS. 



ORDER VI. GRALLJ3. . 



Bill more or less cylindrical : legs long, naked above the, knees? 

 toes divided to their origin, or connected by a membrane at 

 the base. 



33. PLATALEA. Bill long, flattish, dilated and rounded 

 at the tip: nostrils small, at the base of the bill: 

 tongue short, acute : ftet 4-toed, semipalmate. 



31. ARDEA. Bill long, straight, acute, a little compressed, 

 with a groove from the nostrils towards the tip: nos- 

 tfila linear : tongue acute : feet 4-toed, the toes con- 

 nected at the base. 



35. TANTALUS. Bill long, subulate, nearly cylindrical, 

 a little curved : face bald : tongue short : jugular pouch 

 naked: feet 4-toed, palmate at the base. 



36. NUMENIUS. 'Rill long, curved: face covered with 

 feathers : nostrils linear, near the base of the bill : 

 tongue short, acute : feet 4-toed, the toes connected as 

 far as the first joint. 



37. SCOLOPAX. Kill slender, straight, weak, obtuse, 

 longer than the head: nostrils linear, lodged in a, 

 groove: tongue acute : feet 4-toed, the toes slightly 

 connected or cloven to their origin ; back-toe small. 



38. TRINGA. Bill straight, slender, as long as the head : 

 nostrils small : tongue slender : ftst 4-toed, divided to 



