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PIGEONS. 



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Bill straight^ conic, pointed^ descending towards the 

 tip; nostrils oblong, ovalj pervious, half covered with a 

 soft tumid membrane. 



Passenger Pigeon, (Columba migratorid) . v. 102 



Carolina P. (C. CaroUnensis) . . . . . v. 91 

 Ground Dove, (C. passerina) * . . . vi. 15 



TURKEY. 



Bill conic, incurvate; head covered with spongy ca^ 

 runcles; chin with a longitudinal membranaceous caru^n- 

 cle ; tail broad, expansile ; legs spurred. 



Wild Turkey, {Meleagris gallipavo) i . * 



GROliS. 



Bill strong, short, convex; spot over the eyes naked; 

 legs downy. 



Ruffed Grous, (Tetrao umbellus) i . . vi. 45 



Pinnated G. (T. cupido) , * • * • iii. 104 



PARTRIDGE. 



Bill short; eyebrows covered with feathers; tail short; 

 nostrils covered above with a prominent callous edge. 



Virginian Partridge j or Quail j {Perdix Firginianiis) . vii 2i 



The foregoing numerous assemblage forms the first grand di- 

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