132 BIRDS. 
J . ACGIPITRES. Bill fomewhat hooked downwards, tlie upper mail' 
dibledilated nearthe point, or armed with a tooth* 
nojhils open ; legs fliort, ilrong ; feet formed 
perching, having 3 toes forwards and one back- 
wards ; toes warty under the joints ; claws hookei* 
and lharp-pointed ; body mtifciilar ; flefli tough 
and not fit to be eaten ; the carcalfes of otht f 
animals, which they feize and tear; in high 
places; eggs about 4 ; female larger than tl’.c 
male. They live in pairs. 
|I. flrarp-edged, convex above ; legs fliort, firong > 
jeet lormed tor walking, perching or climbing i 
body tonghifii, impure ; food various filthy fub- 
ftanccs ; nef in trees ; the male feeds the femaliJ 
while file is fitting. They live in pairs. 
III. AN SERES. Bill fmooth, covered with a foft fkin and broadef 
at the point; feet formed for fwimming; toeS 
palmate, connedted by a membrane; .thanks 
Ihort, comprefi’ed; body tat, downy; fielh moffly 
tough ; food fith, frogs, aquatic plants, worinSi 
&c. ; neji molUy on the ground ; the mother takes 
but little care in providing for the young. Thef 
are frequently polygamous. 
IV. GRALLjE. R/// iubcylindrical ; formed for wading, having 
all the toes diftinft ; thighs half naked ; body 
cornpretfed, covered with a thin Ikin ; (lefli de- 
licate; /a/Vfhort; marfli animalcules ; nef 
chiefly on the ground. They live varioully. 
V. GALLINiE. R/7/ convex, the upper mandible arched over tif^ 
lower ; nofrlls arched over with a cartilagenouS 
membrane ; legs formed for running ; toes rough 
underneath ; body fat, mufcular, and excellent 
eating; foodgrum and feeds, which they feratch 
from the ground and macerate in the crop ; ref 
on the ground, made with little care; eggs nu- 
merous. They arc polygamous, fond of rolling 
in the diift, and teach the young to colled food- 
V|; PA5SERES. Bill conic, pointed; legs formed for hopping; toe® 
flender, divided ; body tlender ; flefli of fiich aS 
feed on grain pure, of thofe which feed on in- 
feds impure nejl formed with wonderful art. 
Ehey live chiefly in trees* and hedges, are mo- 
nogamous, vocal, and feed the young by thruft- 
ing the food down their throats. 
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