290 cassell's book of birds. 



SUB-ORDER XI. 

 THE TRUE GALLINACEOUS BIRDS (RASORES). 



FAMILY I.— The Sand Grouse (Pterocl^e), iii., 173. 



Sub-Family I. — The Sand Grouse (Pterocles), iii., 173 ; the Ganga (P. arenarius), iii., 174; the Large Pin- 

 tailed Grouse, or Khata (P. alchata), iii., 175 ; the Common Sand Grouse (P. exustus), 

 iii., 176 ; the Striped Sand Grouse (P. Lichtensteinii), iii., 178. 

 „ „ 2. — Pallas's Sand Grouse (Syrrhaptes), iii., 178 ; Pallas's Sand Grouse (S. paradoxus), iii., 178. 



FAMILY //.—The Grouse (Tetraones), iii., 179. 



Sub-Family 1.— The Grouse Proper (Tetrao), iii., 179 ; the Capercali (T. urogallus), iii., 181. 

 ,, „ 2. — The Heath Cocks (Lyrurus), iii., 183 ; the Black Cock (L. tetrix), iii., 185. 



„ ., 3. — The Hazel Grouse (Bonasia), iii., 190 ; the Hazel Grouse (B. sylvestris), iii., 190. 



„ „ 4. — The Pinnated Grouse (Cupidonia), iii., 191 ; the Prairie Hen (C. Americana), iii., 191. 



,, ., 5. — The Ptarmigans (Lagopus), iii., 195 ; the Willow Ptarmigan (L. albus), iii., 196 ; the Alpine 



or Grey Ptarmigan (L. Alpinus), iii., 198 ; the Red Grouse (L. Scoticus), iii., 200. 



FAMILY III.— The Partridges (Perdices), iii., 202. 



Sub-Family 1. — The Snow Partridges (Tetraogallus), iii., 203 ; the Caspian Snow Partridge (T. Caspius), 



iii., 203 ; the Himalayan Snow Cock (T. Himalayensis), iii., 203. 

 „ „ 2. — The Red-legged Partridges (Caccabis), iii., 206 ; the Greek Partridge (C. Graca or saxatilis), 



iii., 206 ; the Chuckore (C. Chukor), iii., 207 ; the Red-legged Partridge (C. rubra), 



iii., 208 ; the Barbary Partridge (C. petrosa), iii., 209. 

 n „ 3. — The True Partridges (Perdix), iii., 210 ; the Common Partridge (P. cinerea), iii., 210. 



„ „ 4. — The Francolins (Francolinus), iii., 212 ; the Black Partridge (F. vulgaris), iii., 212. 



„ „ 5. — The Bare-necked Pheasants (Pternistes), iii., 213 ; the Red-necked Pheasant (P. rubricollis), 



iii., 213. 



FAMILY IV. — The American Partridges (Odontophori), iii., 214. 



Sub-Family 1. — The Tree Partridges (Odontophorus), hi., 214 ; the Capueira (O. dentatus), iii., 214. 

 „ „ 2.— The Tree Quails (Ortyx), iii., 216 ; the Virginian Partridge (O. Virginianus), iii., 216. 



„ „ 3. — The Tufted American Partridges (Lophortyx), iii., 219 ; the Californian Partridge (L. Cali- 



fornianus), iii., 219 ; Gambel's Partridge (L. Gambelii), iii., 220. 



FAMILY V. — The Quails (Coturnices), iii., 222. 



Sub-Family I. — The True Quails (Coturnix), iii., 222 ; the Common Quail (C. communis), iii., 222. 

 ,, „ 2. — The Dwarf Quails (Excalfactoria), iii., 224 ; the Chinese Quail (E. Chinensis), iii., 224. 



FAMILY VI.— The Bush Quails (Turnices), iii., 225. 



Sub-Family 1. — The True Bush Quails (Turnix), iii., 225 ; the Black-breasted Bush Quail (T. pugnax), 

 iii., 226 ; the African Bush Quail (T. Africanus), iii., 227. 

 ., „ 2. — The Plain Wanderers (Pedionomus), iii., 227 ; the Collared Plain Wanderer (P. torquatus), 



iii., 227. 



FAMIL Y VII. — The Tufted Pheasants (Phasianid^:), iii., 228. 



Sub-Family 1. — The Tufted Pheasants (Lophophorus), iii., 228 ; the Monaul, or Impeyan Pheasant (L. resplen- 

 dens), iii., 229 ; Lhuys' Pheasant (L. Lhuysii), iii., 232. 

 „ „ 2. — The Horned Pheasants, or Tragopans (Ceriornis), iii., 232 ; the Sikkim Horned Pheasant 



(C. Satyra), iii., 232 ; the Jewar, or Western Horned Pheasant (C. melanocephala), 

 iii., 233. 



