Natural history of animals; . IOO VERTEBRATES : BIRDS. SCRATCHERS, OR RASORES. Doves, Wild Pigeons, Turkeys, Hens, Grouse, Pheas-ants, and Quails are the principal Rasores. Most ofthem live mainly upon the ground, and all feed uponseeds, grain, nuts, and berries. The Rasores furnishman with some of his choicest food. Excepting theDoves and Pigeons, they can run as soon as hatched. Pigeons. The Wild Pigeon of North America is about as largeas a Dove, and has a very long tail. The color above is. Fig. 142.— Wild Pigeon. blue, under parts reddish, and the neck glossy, golden-violet. It flies very
Natural history of animals; . IOO VERTEBRATES : BIRDS. SCRATCHERS, OR RASORES. Doves, Wild Pigeons, Turkeys, Hens, Grouse, Pheas-ants, and Quails are the principal Rasores. Most ofthem live mainly upon the ground, and all feed uponseeds, grain, nuts, and berries. The Rasores furnishman with some of his choicest food. Excepting theDoves and Pigeons, they can run as soon as hatched. Pigeons. The Wild Pigeon of North America is about as largeas a Dove, and has a very long tail. The color above is. Fig. 142.— Wild Pigeon. blue, under parts reddish, and the neck glossy, golden-violet. It flies very rapidly, and millions used to beseen, moving together, darkening the air like a alighting, they would fill forests, and even breakdown large trees by their weight. They are nowfound only in small numbers. SCRATCHERS. 101 Grouse. The Prairie Chicken, Ruffed Grouse, Ptarmigans,etc., come under this head. The Prairie Chicken is about as large as a commonHen, and the male has an air sack on each side of theneck by which it is able to produce a loud boomingsound. The Ruffed Grouse, or Partridge, of the UnitedStates is rather smaller than the common Hen, and hasa beautifully barred and spotted plumage. This Birdprefers open woods and the borders of forests, and in
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