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GALLUS. COCK. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum crassiusculum, basi 

 glabrum, supra convexum, 

 subincurvum, ad apicem 

 deflexum. 



Nares basales, laterales, squa- 

 ma fornicali semitectae, pa- 

 tulae. 



Aiires nudae. 



Cauda compressa, rectricibus 

 quatuordecim. 



Pedes tetradactyli; ambula- 

 torii, digiti anteriores basi 

 membrana connexi; tarso 

 calcarato magno incurvato. 



Alee breves. 



Beah thickened, its base 

 smooth, above convex, 

 slightly curved, and bent 

 down at the tip. 



Nostrils situated at the base, 

 lateral, half covered with 

 an arched scale, and open. 



Ears naked. 



Tail compressed, consisting 

 of fourteen feathers. 



Feet four-toed, formed for 

 walking, the anterior ones 

 connected at the base, by a 

 membrane ; the tarsi with 

 a strong incurved spur. 



Wings short. 



Gallus Antiquorum. Ray, Brisson, VieilL, Temm., Leach, 

 Ph AS I ANUS. Linn. Gmel. Lath. 



Agreeably to the excellent arrangement of 

 the older ornithologists, I have adopted the present 

 genus, the birds of which it is composed being 

 considered by Linne and his followers as con- 



