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Talpacoti pigeon of America; partridge pigeon of the West Indies; 
Nicobar pigeon; and great crowned pigeon of the Indian Isles. 
Cases 89, 90. The Curassows, which are peculiar to South 
America, where they live in small flocks, searching the ground for 
worms and insects, also feeding on fruits; as (Case 89) the marail 
guan, motmotguan; (Case 90) crested curassow, razor-billed curassow, 
cushew curassow. 
Cases 91—103 embrace the series of Pheasants: viz. 
Cases 91—93. The Peacocks, which are inhabitants of India and its 
isles, where they are found in the woods and jungles, feed on grains. 
The crested peacock of India, Japan peacock; Iris peacock, &c., argus 
pheasant, &c., and the crossoptilon, from Thibet. 
Cases 94, 95. The true Pheasants: these are found wild in various 
parts of Asia, but some of them have become naturalized in Europe; 
they feed on grain, roots, and insects; as the common pheasant, 
painted pheasant, and the Reeves’s pheasant of China. 
Cases 96—99. The fowls which are inhabitants of the jungles and 
woods of the continent and isles of India ; their food consists of grain 
and fruits, &c., as ( Case 96) the pencilled pheasant of China, coloured 
pheasant of Himalayan Mountains, &o. Case 98. Rufous-tailed phea¬ 
sant, and fire-backed pheasant of Sumatra, &c.; Sonnerat’s wild cock, 
superb pheasant, Javan cock, &c. Case 99. Horned pheasant, black- 
headed horned pheasant of India, &c. 
Cases 99, 100. The Turkeys and pintados are found in America 
and Africa; they feed on grain and other vegetable substances; as 
(Case99)the Guinea pintado, crested pintado of Africa; (Case 100) 
American turkey, &c. 
Case 100. The Impeyan pheasants are peculiar to the northern 
parts of Asia, where they feed on bulbous roots, which they dig up by 
means of their bills ; as the Impeyan pheasant, Pucras pheasants, &c. 
Cases 101 —103. The Partridges are found in both the New and 
Old World, where they generally inhabit the plains; their food consists 
of grain and other vegetable substances; as (Case 101) the sanguine 
pheasant, currie partridge of Nepal, &c., cape partridge, bare-necked 
partridge of Africa, francolin partridge of Europe and India. Case 
102. Red partridge of Europe, olive partridge of India, common 
partridge and quail of Europe, Andalusian quail of Spain, &c. Case 
103. Crowned partridge of India, Californian quail, and crested 
quail, &c. 
Cases 104, 105. The Grouse, which are peculiar to the northern 
parts of Europe and America: viz. the true Grouse, which are 
natives of the forests of the high northern latitudes of both hemi¬ 
spheres, and of the highest mountains of central Europe; they feed 
on grain, buds, and fruits; as the wood grouse, which is sometimes taken 
in the North of Britain, as well as the ptarmigan grouse and willow 
grouse ; sharp-tailed grouse, ruffed grouse, both of America. Case 
105. Sand grouse are only found in the deserts of the hottest parts of 
the Old World, as the pin-tailed grouse and sand grouse, &c. 
Case 106. The Sheathbills have all the appearances of grouse: 
some inhabit the plains of South America, and others are generally 
seen on the sea-shore, or far out at sea; as the white sheathbill and 
black-billed sheathbill, &c. The Tinamous are inhabitants of the warmer 
