THE BIRDS 



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alitis vocifera), which inhabit the shores of lakes and 

 streams throughout the country. 



204. Quail, pheasants, grouse, and turkey s(Gallinse). The 

 quail, grouse, and our domestic fowls are all essentially 



(Lophortyx californicus). Two- thirds natural size. 



ground-birds, and their structure well adapts them to such 

 a life. The body is thick-set, the head small, and the beak 

 heavy for picking open and crushing the seeds and berries 



