CONTENTS. 



Order COLUMBIFORMES. 



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Family COLUMBID^E or PIGEONS . i 



Genus Columba or True Pigeons 2 



Columba palumbus. — Ring Dove 3 



„ anas. — Stock Dove . 6 



„ livia. — Rock Dove . . 9 



Genus TuRTUR or Turtle Doves 12 



Turtur auritus. — Turtle Dove . 13 



„ orientalis. — Eastern Turtle Dove . 16 



Order OALLIFOBMES. 



Family PTEROCLID^ or SAND GROUSE . . 17 



Genus Syrrhaptes or Sand Grouse . 18 



Syrrhaptes paradoxus.— Pallas's Sand Grouse 19 



Order aALLIFOBMES. 



Family PHASIANID^ or GAME BIRDS . 22 



Genus Lagopus or Moor Grouse . . 23 



Lagopus mutus. — Ptarmigan . . 24 



„ scoticus. — Red Grouse . 27 



Genus Tetrao or Wood Grouse . . . 31 



Tetrao urogallus. — Capercaillie . 32 



„ tetrix. — Black Grouse . . . 37 



Genus Phasianus or True Pheasants 41 



Phasianus colchicus. — Pheasant . 42 



