birds. n 



the point : nostrils oblong, lodged in a soft protube- 

 rance : tongue entire. 



ORDER V. GALLING. 



BUI convex ; the upper-mandible arched over the lower : nos- 

 trils arched over with a cartilaginous membrane : toes rough 

 underneath, divided to their origin. 



29. Phasianus. BUI short, strong : cheeks more or less 

 covered with canmcled flesh bare of feathers : legs 

 generally armed with a spur. 



SO. Tetrao. Bill short, strong: head covered with a 

 warty skin bare of feathers over the eyes: nostrils 

 small, hid in the feathers : tongue pointed : legs fea- 

 thered down to the toes. 



31. Perdix. Bill short, strong : head without the naked 

 skin over the eyes, but often warty : nostrils covered 

 above with a prominent callous rim ; legs bare of fea- 

 thers below the knees, often armed with spurs : tail 

 short. 



32. Otis. Bill a little convex : nostrils ovate, open : legs 

 bare of feathers above the knees: toes .only 3, all 

 placed forwards. 



B. WATER-BIRDS. 



ORDER VI. GRALL^. 



Bill more or less cylindrical : legs long, naked above the knees* 

 toes divided to their origin^ or connected by a membrane ah 

 the base. 



33. Plat ale a. Bill long, flattish, dilated and rounded 

 at the tip : nostrils small, at the base of the bill:. 

 tongue short, acute : feet 4-toed, semipalmate. 



34. Ardea. Bill long, straight, acute, a little compressed, 

 with a groove from the nostrils towards the tip: nos- 

 trils linear : tongue acute : feet 4-toed, the toes con- 

 nected at the base. 



35.:, Tantalus. Bill long, subulate, nearly cylindrical, 

 a little curved : face bald : tongue short : jugular pouch 

 naked: feet 4-toed, palmate at the base. 



36. Numenius. Bill long, curved: face covered with 

 feathers : nostrils linear, near the base of the bill : 

 tongue short, acute : feet 4-toed, the toes connected as 

 far as the first joint. 



37. Scolopax. Bill slender, straight, weak, obtuse, 

 longer than the head: nostrils linear, lodged in a 

 groove: tongue acute : feet 4-toed, the toes slightly 

 comrected or cloven tp their origin ; back-toe small. 



38. Trl\ga. Bill straight, slender, as long as the head : 

 nostrils small : tongue slender: feet 4-toed, divided to 



