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color is reddish-brown. In the south it is called the 

 Partridge. Its notes are a sort of whistle. The nest 

 is built near a tuft of grass, and the eggs are from ten 

 to eighteen, pure white. The Mountain Quail is found 

 in Oregon and California. 



Runners, or Cursores. 



These are the Ostriches and their relations. They 

 are very large Birds with long legs and rudimentary 

 wings. The Camel Bird, or great Ostrich of the deserts 

 of Africa and Asia, is about eight feet high, and has 

 only two toes to each foot. The Rhea is a three-toed 

 Ostrich of South America. The Cassowaries are three- 

 toed Ostriches which inhabit the Indian Archipelago 

 and Australia. The Apteryx is a small ostrich-like 

 bird of New Zealand. Gigantic birds of this group, 

 now extinct, lived in Madagascar and New Zealand. 



Waders, or Grallatores. 



The Waders have a long bill, long neck, and long legs. 

 They are the Cranes, Herons, Ibises, Plovers, Turn- 

 stones, Stilts, Woodcocks, Snipes, Yellowlegs, Godwits, 

 Curlews, Rails, and Gallinules. They live mainly upon 

 marshes or shores, are adapted by their long legs for 

 wading, and feed upon worms, shellfish, etc. Figures 

 146-158 show some common kinds. 



Herons. 



The Great Blue Heron, of North America, frequents 

 ponds and creeks, where it may be seen standing for 

 hours, upon a rock or stump, watching for fish. When 

 wounded it is dangerous to approach it, as it strikes 



