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INTRODUCTION. 
Genus HARPA, Bonaparte. Endemic. 
Gen. char. Bill short, strong, with the culmen much arched from the base to the tip, which is acute; the 
sides compressed, the lateral margins strongly toothed near the tip; the nostrils placed in a short cere, naked, and 
rounded, with a central tubercle. Wings moderate, with the second and third quills nearly equal and longest. 
Tarsi lengthened, rather slender, and covered in front with rounded scales. Toes long, especially the middle toe 
which is more than twice the length of the culmen, the lateral ones equal, the hind toe rather long; the claws 
moderately robust. 
Order GALLINiE. 
Family TETKAONTDAiJ. Quails. 
Genus COIURNIX, Mcehring. Warmer and temperate parts of Old World, Australia, 
and New Zealand. 
Gen. char. Bill short, more or less elevated at the base and arched to the tip, which is obtuse; the sides 
compressed ; the nostrils basal, lateral, and covered by a hard scale. Wings moderate, with the second, third, and 
fourth quills the longest. Tail very short, mostly hidden by the coverts, and pendent. Tarsi short, covered in 
front with divided scales, and unarmed. Toes moderate, united at their base, with the inner toe shorter than the 
outer ; the hind toe short ; the claws short, and slightly curved. 
Order COLUMBiE. 
Family COLITMBIDjE. Pigeons. 
Genus CARPOPHAGA, Selby. India, the Malay Archipelago, Australia, New Zealand, 
and Polynesia. 
Gen. char. Bill moderate, slender, with the base depressed, the tip compressed and moderately arched, and 
the margin slightly sinuated ; the nostrils placed in the soft basal portion of the bill, and forming a longitudinal 
slit. Wings moderate- and pointed; with the second, third, and fourth quills nearly equal and longest. Tail 
lengthened, and generally rounded. Tarsi very short, and clothed with down below the knee. Toes strong, and 
broadly padded below ; with the outer toe longer than the inner, and the hind toe much developed. 
Order LIMICOLiE. 
Family CHARADRIID.E. Ploveks. 
Genus CHARADRIUS, Linn. Cosmopolite. 
Gen. char. Bill more or less short, robust, and straight; the culmen, for two thirds its length, usually 
depressed, and the tip vaulted and curved ; the sides compressed, and furnished on both mandibles with 1 groove 
