THE BIRDS O17 
alitis vocifera), which inhabit the shores of lakes and 
streams throughout the country. 
204. Quail, pheasants, grouse, and turkeys (Galline).—The 
quail, grouse, and our domestic fowls are all essentially 
Fig. 124,—California quail (Lophortyx californicus). 'I'wo-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 
