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the nostrils arched over the cartilaginous membrane. The legs are formed 

 for running, and their toes are rough underneath. 



Family 9. Tetraonidce. 

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Genus TETRAO, Linn. 



717. The Common Quail (Te.trao coturnix, Linn.). 



Fig. Cuv. A. K. vol. viii. pp. 56, 267. Linn. Syst. Nat. vol. i. p. 463. 

 Hab. Europe, Asia and Africa. 



Genus PERDIX, Linn. 



718. The Red-legged Partridge (Perdix rufa, Linn.). 



Fig. Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 365. Yarrell's Hist. Brit. Birds, vol. ii. 



p. 343. 

 Hab. England. France. Spain. Portugal and Italy. 



Genus COLUMBA, Linn. 



719. The Turtle Dove (Columba Turtur, Linn. ; Turtur communis, Cuv.). 



Fig. Cuv. A. K. vol. viii. p. 77. Linn. Syst. Nat. vol. i. p. 477. 

 Hab. Temperate parts of Europe and Asia. 



Order V. SCANSORES. 



The Birds of this Order nestle generally in the holes of decayed trees; their flight 

 is but moderate; their nourishment consisting of insects and fruits, accord- 

 ing as the beak is more or less robust, and certain of them, as the Wood- 

 pecker, being provided with a special means of obtaining it. The outer toe 

 in most species is directed backwards like the thumb, by which they are 

 enabled to cling to the trunks of trees and so climb them. 



Genus PSITTACUS, Linn. 



720. The Ground Parrot (Psittacus formosus, Shaw). 



Fig. Shaw, Nat. Misc. 228. 

 Hab. New Holland. 



