Order V. GALLINJL Linnaeus. 



THE Fifth Order, GALLINJE, contains the Game Birds, which 

 have the tarsi lengthened, robust, and sometimes armed with 

 a spur, or spurs ; the toes more or less lengthened, but 

 always connected at their base by a membrane ; the hind 

 toe more or less developed, and when present more or less 

 elevated from the ground. 



The Third Family, PHASIANID^E, or 

 Pheasants, 



have the bill moderate, with the culmen arched to tht> tip, 

 which overhangs that of the lower mandible, and the sides 

 compressed, the wings moderate, and much rounded ; the 

 tail more or less lengthened and broad ; the tarsi moderate, 

 usually armed with a spur or spurs ; the toes moderate, the 

 .anterior ones united at the base by a membrane ; the hind 

 toe short and elevated, 



The Sub-Family, MELEAGRIN^I, or Turkeys, 



have the tail more or less short and pendant. The head and 

 neck denuded of plumes, or only covered with scattered hairs, 

 or carunculated ; the base of the lower mandible sometimes 

 wattled. 



Genus NUMIDA, Linnasus. 



Bill moderate; the sides compressed, and the culmen 

 arched to the tip, which hangs over that of the lower man- 

 dible, and the lateral margins smooth and curved ; the 

 nostrils large, oval, and partly covered by a membrane ; 

 wings moderate, with the first four quills graduated, and 

 shorter than the fifth, which is the longest ; tail short and 

 pendant ; tarsi longer than the middle toe, cohered in front 

 with broad, divided scales ; toes moderate : the anterior ones 



