Elementary Manual of Zoology. 
Vill._—Steganopodes.—This group comprises the pelicans, cor- 
morants, and snake-birds, with webbed feet and compara- 
tively short legs. They are all large in size. The peli- 
cans may be recognised by the bag-like expansion beneath 
the lower jaw, while the peculiar hooked beak of the cor- 
morant, and the slender neck and pointed beak of the 
snake-bird are very characteristic features of these crea- 
tures, The Steganopodes all feed on fish and other aquatic 
food and are of no great practical importance. The 
pelicans are said sometimes todo a little damage by 
destroying fish in jheels, while the snake-bird is killed for 
its plumage. 
1X.—Herodiones.—These are wading birds, with long legs and 
Jong beak. They live about water and feed chiefly on 
frogs. They include the ajutant (stork), herons, and 
egrets. Egrets, such as the cattle-egret and paddy-hird, 
are largely killed in India for their plumage, but the 
group is not otherwise of much importance. The Museum 
contains a specimen of a paddy bird. 
X,—Anseres (Ducks and geese).—The birds of this group can 
readily be recognised by their broad beaks covered with soft 
richly innervated skin, and their webbed feet for swim- 
ming, The students should be able to recognise the 
ducks, geese, and teal as such, These birds are all largly 
used for food. The Museum contains some of the ducks. 
XI.—Columbe (Pigeons and doves).—These birds can be at 
onee recognised by the soft weak beak swollen at the base. 
The students should be able to recognise the greeu wood- 
pigeon, the blue rock-pigeon and the common spotted 
ring-doves as such in the collection. The Columbe feed 
on grain and seeds and are valuable as food. 
XIl.—Gallinze (Game birds).—These are large thick-set land 
birds, with powerful beak and feet for scratching up the 
soil. They feed ona mixed diet of seeds, insects and 
shoots, and are valuable for food. Some of the pheasants 
and jungle-fowls are also sought after for their plumage, 
The students should be able to recognise the pheasants, 
partridges, jungle-fowl, spur-fowl, pea-fowl, sand-grouse 
and quail, as such, in the School Museum. 
XUL—Geranomorphez.—This group includes the bustards, 
florikins, cranes, and rails, which mostly have long legs 
and comparatively short beaks (e.., the large sarhs crane 
with red head, which is said to be used as food). ‘he 
