438 The Bird 
fowl, except perhaps the big and pugnacious swans, who 
can take better care of themselves, and lay only five 
eggs or fewer. The long-legged wading birds also, such 
as the storks, ibises, herons, and the like, are fairly safe 
in the breeding season, because they nest in trees, as 
a rule, (Fig. 356,) and consequently we here find only two 
Fic, 348.—Nest and eggs of California Partridge. 
to four young in the annual brood; so with the snake- 
birds. 
“This brings us to the game-birds—the world-wide 
tribes of partridges, pheasants, grouse, turkeys, jungle fowls, 
peacocks, and the like—which are of large size, run about 
on the ground, and are of interest to sportsmen and epi- 
cures. With few exceptions, these must put forth a 
