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Family PHASIANID53 4ie 



Genus SYRRHAPTES 417 



Syrrhaptes paradoxus. Pallas's Sand-Grouse 20. 419 



Genus TETRAD 423 



Tetrao mutus. Common Ptarmigan 20. 424 



scoticus. Red Grouse 20. 428 



- tetrix. Black Grouse 20. 435 



urogallus. Capercaillie 21. 440 



Genus PHASIANUS 444 



PMsianus colchicus. Pheasant 21. 445 



Genus PERDIX 451 



Perdix cinerea. Common Partridge 21. 452 



rufa. Red-legged Partridge 20. 457 



Genus COTURNIX 461 



Cotumix communis. Common Quail 20. 462 



Family PELAEGID-E 466 



Genus ARDEA , 467 



Ardea cinerea. Common Heron 38. 468 



purpurea. Purple Heron 38. 473 



- alba. Great White Egret 38. 477 



- garzetta. Little Egret 38. 481 



comata. Squacco Heron 38. 486 



- bubulcus. Buff-backed Heron 38. 492 



Genus NYCTICORAX 495 



Nycticorax nycticorax. Night-Heron 38. 496 



Genus BOTAURUS 502 



Botaurus stellaris. Bittern 39. 503 



hntiginosm. American Bittern 39. 506 



minutus. Little Bittern 38. 510 



Genus PLATALEA 513 



Plataleci leucorodia. Spoonbill 37. 514 



Genus IBI 519 



Ibis falcinellus. Glossy Ibis 38. 520 



