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attached to the female. The intermediate shades of these two 

 extremes are filled by the families of the gallinacea and grallae, 

 which approximate more to the aquatic races, and by the birds 

 of prey, and small granivorous and insectivorous races, ap- 

 proximating more or less to the climber. The palmipedes, the 

 gallinacea, and grallae seldom perch. It is seldom that the 

 others do not do so. In fine, there is an immense difference 

 in favour of the latter on the score of intelligence. 



Instead of entering at large into the subject of terminology, 

 we have, as the reader will perceive, given an outline figure of 

 the bird, with the scientific terms for all the various parts of 

 the body. A glance at this engraving will be quite sufficient 

 to point out its utility, as the view of the different parts, with 

 their correspondent denominations, is much better calculated 

 to produce a clear and lasting impression on the mind, than 

 the most minutely detailed description could do without the 

 assistance of such an appeal to the senses. 



