34.2 
ON THK CLASSIFICATION OP BIRDS. 
like caruncles over the eyes. Crown ivith a pendant 
crest.* {fig. 2.Q6. a) 
C. inacrolojilms. Less. Diet, des S. N. pi. 59. 
Gallus, Antiq. Tail vertically compressed and carried 
erect; the middle feathers long, and arched. Bill 
moderate, strong. Crown with a fleshy naked crest. 
The mouth furnished with wattles, [fig. 2g6. h) 
Lophopuobus, Tern. Bill rather lengthened : the up- 
per mandible very much curved, and projecting be- 
yond the lower. Head feathered. Crown with a 
lanceolate crest. Tail even, straight, {fig. 297.) 
L. refulgens. PI. Col. 507. leiieomelanns. PI. Col. pi. 1. 
Numida Guinea-fowl. Bill short, strong. Nostrils lateral, 
placed in the cere. Head naked, surmounted by a callous 
crest. Tail short, bent down- 
wards. Africa, {fig. 298.) 
N. meleagris. PI. Enl. 108. 
mitratii. Pall. Spi. 3. f. 1. 
cristnta. Vieil. Gal. 209. 
inaculipeniiis. W. Af. ii. 
ptyloryncha. Mus. Paris. 
* M. Lesson’s expressive name of Satt/yus seem.s to have the prioritv, 
but it has tong been useti in Liitomolugy; and that of Trasopan is iu 
every way objectionable. 
