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The Barbary Turtle Dove ( Turtur risorius ); the Half- 
collared Dove ( Turtur semi-torquatus ), of Africa; the 
Barred Dove ( Geopelia striata) ; and the Ground Dove, 
of the southern United States and the West Indies {Cham- 
cepeleia passerina), belong also to this group. 
The order Gallince includes the guinea, turkey, curassow, 
guan, pheasant, and partridge, and contains a large proportion 
of those birds which are known as “game birds,” alike es¬ 
teemed by the sportsman and the gourmand. They are mainly 
terrestrial birds. Some of them roost in trees, but during the 
daytime live on the ground. 
The curassows and guans belong exclusively to America, 
ranging from Mexico across the Isthmus of Panama down to 
the southern part of Brazil. They are large birds, living on 
fruits and seeds, and are said to be very well adapted for the 
table. They do not, however, breed with any facility in this 
latitude. Among them are— 
The Crested Curassow ( Crax alector ), Guiana. 
Daubenton’s Curassow ( Crax daubentoni ), Central 
America. 
The Globose Curassow {Crax globic era), Central America. 
Yarrell’s Curassow ( Crax carunculata ), Brazil. 
The Razor-billed Curassow ( Mitua tuberosa ), Brazil. 
The Galeated Curassow {Pauxigaleata) , South America. 
Greey’s Guan {Penelope greeyi), New Granada. 
The White-fronted Guan ( Penelope jacucaca), Brazil. 
The Red-breasted Guan {Penelopepileata), Brazil. 
The Motmot Guan {Ortalida motmot), Guiana. 
The Wild Turkey {Afeleagris gallopavo) of North America; 
the Guinea-fowl {Numida meleagris ), originally from Africa, 
but now domesticated all over the world ; the Vulturine 
Guinea-fowl {Numida vulturina ), an exceedingly rare and 
beautiful species from Eastern Africa; the Common PeaFowl 
{Pavo cristata ), native to India, but, like the Guinea, 
naturalized everywhere; and the Javan Pea Fowl {Pavo 
muticus ), from Java and the Malay Peninsula, distinguished 
from the foregoing by the peculiar shape of the plumes on the 
head, and by the rich green color on the breast—all belong 
to the group of Pheasants {Phasianidce ). 
