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into Scotland with complete success, and is now 
firmly established. In Scandinavia it is a well-known 
species. The genus, Zonasa, 1s represented by a case 
of Ruffed Grouse (2. umébeflus), an American species 
frequently seen in our markets, where it is imported in 
a frozen condition. ‘The remainder of this case 1s 
occupied by a separate case of the more conspicuous 
birds of the sub-order, GALLINA, including fine 
specimens of the Peacock and Himalayan Pheasants ; 
the Horned and Black-headed Tragopans; the Pea- 
cock Pheasant (Poyplectron), the Crowned Partridge 
(Rollulus cristatus), from Malacca; the Indian Black 
Francolin (francolinus pictus), and other showy species. 
Case XVIII. 
The third family of the present sub-order is that 
of the Cracip# or Curassows, natives of South and 
Central America, represented in the collection by the 
Crested Curassow (Cvax a/lector), a handsome bird with 
a singular crest not only on the head but extending 
some distance down the back of the neck; these are 
succeeded by birds of the genus Fenclope, also of 
South American origin; one however, being found 
in Mexico, where it is known as the “Guan,” 
and appears to have much the same habits as the 
Curassows. ‘Two species will be noticed, P. fz’caza, 
the Red-breasted Guan, and /. evistata, the Rufous- 
vented Guan. 
There is one more family in this order which 
requires especial mention, namely, the Megapodes, or 
Mound Builders. These singular birds are remark- 
able for their habit of building mounds of decaying 
vegetable matter in which they deposit their eggs, 
leaving them to be hatched by the heat thus generated, 
thereby escaping the task of incubation, the lot of 
