. Comparative zoology, structural and systematic. For use in schools and colleges. Zoology. -Africau Ostrich {Striithio camelns). four toes, the three in front being uni- ted by a short web, and terminating in blunt claw^s. The legs are usually feathered to the heel, sometimes (as in Grouse) to the toes. The feathers of the body are large and coarse. The males generally have gay plumage, and some appendage to the head. The nostrils are covered by a scale or valve. Their main food is grain. Such are the Grouse, Partridges, Turkeys, Pheasants, Poultry, and Curassows. To these may be added Pigeon
. Comparative zoology, structural and systematic. For use in schools and colleges. Zoology. -Africau Ostrich {Striithio camelns). four toes, the three in front being uni- ted by a short web, and terminating in blunt claw^s. The legs are usually feathered to the heel, sometimes (as in Grouse) to the toes. The feathers of the body are large and coarse. The males generally have gay plumage, and some appendage to the head. The nostrils are covered by a scale or valve. Their main food is grain. Such are the Grouse, Partridges, Turkeys, Pheasants, Poultry, and Curassows. To these may be added Pigeons and Doves, although they stand intermediate be-. -Praiiie-chicken {Cvpidonia cupido). Western Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Orton, James, 1830-1877. New York, Harper and brothers
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