SYSTEMATIC INDEX. 



Order COLUMBI FORMES.— THE PIGEONS 



Family COLUMBID^.— The Typical Pigeons 

 Genus Golumba, or Grey Pigeons 



Golumba palumbus. — Eing Dove ... 

 „ senas. — Stock Dove 

 ,, livia. — Eock Dove 

 Genus Ectopistes, or Passenger Pigeons 



Ectopistes migratorius. — Passenger Pigeon 



Family PBEISTEEID.S;.— The Ground Pigeons 



Subfamily TuETUEiN.aB. — The Tuetle Doves 



Genus Tuetue, or Turtle Doves 



Turtur auritus. — Turtle Dove 



,, orientalis. — Eastern Turtle Dove 



Order PEDIOPMILI.— THE SAND-GEOUSE 



Family PTEEOCLID^.— The Sand-Geousb ... 



Genus Syeehaptbs, or Three-toed Sand-Grouse 

 Syrrhaptes paradoxus. — Pallas's Sand-Grouse 



Order QALLIFORMES.— THE GAME BIEDS' 



Family TETEAONID^.— The Geousb 



Genus Lagopus, or Moor Grouse 



Lagopus mutus. — Ptarmigan 

 „ scoticus. — Bed Grouse 



Genus Teteao, or Wood Grouse 



Tetrao urogallus. — Capercaillie 

 ,, tetrix.-— Black Grouse 



Family PHASIANID-ffi].— The Typical Game Bieds 

 Genus Phasianus, or True Pheasants ... 



Phasianus colchicus. — Pheasant ... 

 Genus Peedix, or True Partridges 



Perdix oinerea. — Partridge 

 Genus Caccabis, or Eock Partridges ... 



Caccabis rufa. — Eed-legged Partridge 

 Genus Ootuenix, or Quails ... 



Coturnix communis. — Quail 



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