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Toes nearly naked above ; furnished on each side belo\v 

 with a pectinated margin. Tetraonidw *. 

 Tail divided and recurved. 



12. Tetrao. Black-cock. T. tetrix. 



Tail not divided. 



13. Urogallus. Capercailie. Tail rounded. U. vul- 

 garis. Formerly resident in Scotland. 



14. Pterocles. Tail pointed. Hind-toe small. /'. 

 alchata and yhsianellus. 



Tarsus naked. 



Naked skin on the cheeks. 



15. Phasianus. Pheasant. Tail roofed, with the fea- 

 thers produced. Male with a spur. P. colchicus. 



16. Perdix. Partridge. Tail even and short. Males 

 with only the rudiments of spurs. 



Cheeks entire ; clothed. 



17. CoTURNix. Quail. Tail short. Males without 

 spurs. 



(B.) Hind-toe imperfect. 

 Tarsus feathered. 



18. Syrrhaptes. Toes downy, and connected neai-ly 

 to the tips. Tetrao paradoxus. ^ 



19. TiNAMUs. Bill long, slender, soft at the end. The 

 true place of these two genera does not appear to be satis- 

 factorily determined. 



Tarsus naked. 



20. CRYPTONyx. Head of the male with a crest of fea- 

 thers. Hind-toe destitute of a nail. 



" This family was first pointed out by Fobster. Phil. Trans, 1772. 

 p. 397, 



